NGC 6778
Planetary Nebula NGC 6778 |
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Image taken with the Very Large Telescope and the FORS2 instrument | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Eagle |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 19h 18m 24.8s |
declination | -01 ° 35 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance | |
Apparent brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
Apparent brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.67 ′ × 0.67 ′ |
Central star | |
Physical data | |
distance | 3,200 ly |
history | |
discovery |
John Herschel (NGC 6778) Albert Marth (NGC 6785) |
Date of discovery | May 21, 1825 June 25, 1863 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 6778, NGC 6785 • PK 034-06.1 • GC 5942 • ARO 72 |
NGC 6778 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Eagle , about 3,200 light-years away, discovered by John Herschel on May 21, 1825 .