NGC 6326
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Planetary Nebula NGC 6326 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | altar |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17h 20m 46.3s |
| declination | -51 ° 45 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0 ′, 32 |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 11000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Date of discovery | August 26, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6326 • PK 338-8.1 • PN G338.1-08.3 • ESO 228-PN1 • GC 4284 • h 3675 • AM 1716-514, CS = 13.5 | |
NGC 6326 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Altar in the southern sky . It is an estimated 11,000 light years from the solar system.
The object was discovered in 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop .
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day July 20, 2012