NGC 6578

NGC 6578
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6578.
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. December 17th, 1997
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension18h 16m 16.5s
Declination−20° 27′ 2.7″
Apparent magnitude (V)13.5
Apparent dimensions (V)8"
ConstellationSagittarius
DesignationsESO 590- 12

NGC 6578 is a planetary nebula located in Sagittarius. It is magnitude 13.5 with diameter 8 arc seconds. It has a 16th magnitude central star, which is an O-type star with a spectral type of Of. It is seen near the star 16 Sagittarii.

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