NGC 6072
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Planetary Nebula NGC 6072 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Scorpio |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16h 12m 58.2s |
| declination | -36 ° 13 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 14.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.63 ′ × 1.63 ′ |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| Radial velocity | 7 km / s |
| distance | 1017 pc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Date of discovery | June 7, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6072 • PK 342 + 10.1 • ESO 389-PN15 • GC 4166 • h 3620 • IRAS 16097-3606 | |
NGC 6072 is an 11.7 mag bright planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpio and about 1020 parsecs from Earth.
It was discovered on June 7, 1837 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, who noted "pF, R, vgvlbM, 1 ′, with left eye slightly mottled, but not resolved".