NGC 6629
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Planetary Nebula NGC 6629 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18h 25m 42.4s |
| declination | -23 ° 12 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.3 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 11.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.27 ' |
| Central star | |
| Apparent brightness | 12.8 mag |
| Physical data | |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Date of discovery | August 7, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6629 • PK 9-5.1 • ESO 522-PN26 • GC 4407 • H II 204 • h 3744 • | |
NGC 6629 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius , listed in the New General Catalog . The nebula was discovered in 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel using a 48 cm telescope.