NGC6790 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6790 will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 37° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 21:06.

Name NGC6790
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6790[1]
PK 037-06.1[2]
PN-G 037.8-06.3
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]
Distance:1.3 kpc
4.2 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):-0.30
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.07

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