NGC6790 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6790 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:49, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:06, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:33, 56° above your southern horizon.
|
Name
NGC6790
|
Object type
Planetary nebula
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 19h22m [1] |
| Declination: | +01°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 10.50 (V) [1] 10.20 (B) [1] 10.61 (J) [1] 10.45 (H) [1] 9.47 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.1 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.2 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.30 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.07 |
Sources