NGC 6369
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Planetary nebula data from NGC 6369 |
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| The planetary nebula NGC 6369 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Snake bearer |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17h 29m 20.5s |
| declination | -23 ° 45 ′ 34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.63 ′ × 0.63 ′ |
| Central star | |
| designation | HD 158269 |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | −0.000354 |
| Radial velocity | −106 km / s |
| distance | 5000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Date of discovery | May 21, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6369 • PK 2 + 5.1 • ESO 520-PN3 • GC 4302 • H IV 11 • h 1981 • AM 1726-234 • CS = 14.7 | |
NGC 6369 , also Little Ghost Nebula ( Engl. : Little Ghost Nebula ), is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus , which is about 5,000 light-years from the Earth 's center. NGC 6369 was formed by an aging star named HD 158269 when it shed its outer shell.
The object was discovered on May 21, 1784 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
The nebula is not to be confused with the objects ghost head nebula (NGC 2080) or ghost nebula (VdB 141).