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NGC 6804

Other NOAO Images of NGC 6804:

AOP NGC 6804 Image (n6804harrellss). Credit: Libby Harrell/Adam Block/NOAO/AURA/NSF

This nebula exhibits some evidence of an interaction with the interstellar medium, along with a characteristic central torus and outer halo. It may be similar to NGC 2371, but older and with a less constrained wind.

Shape: round, with a visible disc.

Distance: approx. 4,200 light years

Location: Constellation Aquila

RA: 19 31 35.50 DEC: +09 13 31.0

Size: 62 x 49 (ArcSec)

Abundances/Description: high surface brightness.

Discoverer: Herschel - later it was identified as a PN by Pease in 1917

Author: George Jacoby
Planetary Nebula Sampler

Curator: Hartmut Frommert [contact]
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