NGC6572 (Planetary nebula)
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From Cambridge , NGC6572 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:42 (EDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:14, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6572
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 18h12m [1] |
Declination: | +06°51' [1] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 8.10 (V) [1] 9.00 (B) [1] 8.59 (J) [1] 8.82 (H) [1] 7.99 (K) [1] |
Distance: | 420.0 parsec 1369.2 lightyrs [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.02 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.