NGC 6578
This image is a part of the Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebulae.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9738c17 |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 December 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 456 x 491 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 18132-2028, NGC 6578 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 18 16 16.53 |
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| Position (Dec): | -20° 27' 3.31" |
| Field of view: | 0.35 x 0.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 44.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |