• Thumbnail for Aquila (constellation)
    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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  • Sagitta NGC 6742 Abell 50 1788 16.5 Draco NGC 6894 PK 069-02.1 1784 4.2 12.3 Cygnus Blue Flash Nebula NGC 6905 1784 7.5 (approx.) 10.9 Delphinus NGC 6804 1791...
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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6818
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6782
    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Wolf 1069
    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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  • Thumbnail for NGC 6509
    NGC 6509 is a galaxy in the New General Catalogue. It is located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is a Sc type spiral galaxy. Simbad Astronomical Database...
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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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