NGC 6164
| Emission nebula | |
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| NGC 6164 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Angle measure |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 16 h 33 m 52.3 s |
| declination | -48 ° 06 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Apparent brightness (visual) | 6.7 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.0 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Ionizing source | |
| designation | HD 148937 |
| Type | O |
| Physical data
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| distance | 1236 pc |
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history
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| discovery | John Herschel |
| Date of discovery | July 1, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6164, 6165 • ESO 226-PN13, 226-EN12 • GC 4206 • h 3633 • | |
NGC 6164 and NGC 6165 designate the two bright radiation lobes of a 6.7 mag bright bipolar emission nebula in the constellation Winkelpunkt , which is about 1236 parsecs away from Earth. It was discovered on July 1, 1834 by John Herschel with an 18-inch reflector telescope, who noted "Neb violently suspected immediately preceding a double star".
Web links
- NGC 6164. SIMBAD, accessed June 14, 2016 .
- NGC 6164. DSO Browser, accessed June 14, 2016 .
- Courtney Seligman: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 6150-6199. Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
- Hartmut Frommert: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6164. SEDS, accessed on June 14, 2016 .