NGC 6210

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NGC 6210 is a bright, compact planetary nebula located in the constellation Hercules, notable for its complex structure and bluish-green appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
planetary nebula
angularSize ~0.33 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 8.8
bestSeenIn high magnification
catalog NGC NERFINISHED
centralStarTemperature > 50,000 K
centralStarType hot white dwarf
color bluish-green
constellation Hercules NERFINISHED
declination +23° 47′ 59″
discoveredBy Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1825
distanceFromEarth ~2.0 kiloparsecs
~6500 light-years
dominantEmissionLines H-beta
He II
[O III]
evolutionaryStage late stage of low- to intermediate-mass star evolution
excitationClass high-excitation planetary nebula
formedFrom ejected outer layers of progenitor star
galacticLatitude +37.7°
galacticLongitude 43.1°
hasCentralStar NGC 6210 central star
hasIonizedGas helium
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
hasMorphology asymmetric
complex structure
filamentary structures
multiple shells
locatedIn Galactic halo region (high galactic latitude)
Milky Way
notableFor bright compact appearance
complex internal structure
strong [O III] emission
observableWith medium-sized amateur telescopes
observedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
ultraviolet wavelengths
otherDesignation BD+23 2983 (central star) NERFINISHED
PK 43+37.1
PNG 043.1+37.7 NERFINISHED
rightAscension 16h 44m 29.5s
skyLocation near the border of Hercules and Draco
spectralTypeOfCentralStar O-type (hot central star)
surfaceBrightness high

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Hercules contains NGC 6210