NGC 6058

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Planetary Nebula
NGC 6058
SDSS recording
SDSS recording
AladinLite
Constellation Hercules
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 16h 04m 26.5s
declination + 40 ° 40 ′ 59 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness  (visual) 12.9 mag 
Apparent brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag 
Angular expansion 0.67 ′ × 0.67 ′
Central star
Physical data
Radial velocity 1 km / s 
distance 3538 pc 
history
discovery Wilhelm Herschel
Date of discovery March 18, 1787
Catalog names
 NGC  6058 •  PK  064 + 48 1 •  GC  4160 •  H  III 637 •  h  1946 • IRAS 16027 + 4049

NGC 6058 is a 12.9  likes bright planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules and about 3540  parsecs from Earth. It was discovered on March 18, 1787 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who noted "vF, eS, 300 power shewed 2 vS stars with nebulosity".

Web links

  • NGC 6058. SIMBAD, accessed May 30, 2016 .
  • NGC 6058. DSO Browser, accessed May 30, 2016 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : NGC 6058
  3. Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6058. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 30, 2016 (English).
  4. Seligman