Nebula 058 / 100
Box Nebula
NGC6309
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At a glance
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Oph
- Right ascension
- 17h 14m 04.3s
- Declination
- −12° 55′
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.5
- Angular size
- 0.3x0.1′
- Catalogue
- NGC6309
Located in Ophiuchus.
The outline on your card
A small rectangular or box-shaped outline with bright edges.
- Outline class
- Bipolar
- Axis ratio
- 0.55 : 1
- Central source
- Multiple central stars
- Surface brightness
- Medium
- Recorded structure
- Polar lobes · Bright bar · Waist band
The card front carries no text by design: the glyph is drawn from this object's own silhouette, so the outline is the only clue you get until you scan it.
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