NGC 6565
Planetary Nebula NGC 6565 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 18h 11m 52.6s |
declination | -28 ° 10 ′ 42 ″ |
Appearance | |
Apparent brightness (visual) | 10.0 mag |
Apparent brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.23 ′ × 0.23 ′ |
Central star | |
designation | HD 166468 |
Apparent brightness | 20.0 mag |
Spectral class | Pc |
Physical data | |
Redshift | −0.000016 ± 0.000007 |
Radial velocity | (−4.9 ± 2) km / s |
distance | 7000 ly |
history | |
discovery | Edward C. Pickering |
Date of discovery | July 14, 1880 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6565 • PK 3-4.5 • ESO 456-PN70 • |
NGC 6565 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius , which is approximately 7,000 light years from Earth .
NGC 6565 was discovered on July 14, 1880 by the American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering .
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