NGC6804 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6804 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:34, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 34° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6804
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
Right ascension: | 19h31m [1] |
Declination: | +09°13' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquila |
Magnitude: | 12.00 (V) [1] 12.20 (B) [1] 13.23 (J) [1] 12.45 (H) [1] 11.28 (K) [1] |
Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.6 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 1.79 |
Sources