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.
| Emission nebula | |
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| Planetary nebula | |
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6578. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. December 17th, 1997 | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 18h 16m 16.5s[1] |
| Declination | −20° 27′ 2.7″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.5 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8" |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Designations | ESO 590- 12[1] |
| See also: Lists of nebulae | |
New General Catalogue 6500 to 6999 | |
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