NGC6803 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6803 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:51 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
|
Name
NGC6803
|
Object type
Planetary nebula
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 19h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 11.30 (B) [1] 11.91 (J) [1] 12.03 (H) [1] 11.15 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.0 kpc 9.8 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.10 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.99 |
Sources