NGC 6210
E925092
NGC 6210 is a bright, compact planetary nebula located in the constellation Hercules, notable for its complex structure and bluish-green appearance.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.