Three interesting planetary nebulae lie in Aquila: NGC 6804 shows a small but bright ring. NGC 6781 bears some resemblance with the Owl Nebula in Ursa...
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Delphinus NGC 6804 1791 12.5 (approx.) 11.2 Aquila Fetus Nebula NGC 7008 1787 2.7 12 Cygnus NGC 7354 1787 5.5 12.9 Cepheus Blue Snowball Nebula NGC 7662 1784...
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The Little Gem Nebula or NGC 6818 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has magnitude 10 and oval diameter of 15 to 22...
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made up of dark matter. In 2003, however, four galaxies (NGC 821, NGC 3379, NGC 4494, and NGC 4697) were found to have little to no dark matter influencing...
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NGC 6782 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation of Pavo, at a distance of approximately 173 megalight-years from the Milky Way...
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Constellation Cygnus Right ascension 20h 26m 05.30213s Declination +58° 34′ 22.6804″ Apparent magnitude (V) 14.2 Characteristics Evolutionary stage Main sequence...
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NGC 6509 is a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered on July 20, 1879 by the French astronomer Édouard Stephan...
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Constellation Tucana Right ascension 23h 59m 54.97761s Declination −65° 34′ 37.6804″ Apparent magnitude (V) +4.50 Characteristics Spectral type B8 V or B9 IV...
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