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.[2] It is seen near the star 16 Sagittarii.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 6578. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.
- Robert Burnham, Jr, Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An observer's guide to the universe beyond the solar system, vol 3, p. 1557
External links
Media related to NGC 6578 at Wikimedia Commons- The Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Hubble picture and information on NGC 6578
- [1] Hubble December 17, 1997
