Planetary nebula · Aquila
NGC 6778 Son of M76
Also known as: NGC 6785
mag 12.318″ across
About
NGC 6778 (Son of M76) is a planetary nebula of magnitude 12.3 in Aquila, about 18″ across.
How to find it
- NGC 6778 is in the constellation Aquila.
- Best evenings: around late August it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 78° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Starlike at low power; high power shows a tiny blue-green disc.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 6778, NGC 6785, PN G034.5-06.7 |
|---|---|
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Magnitude | 12.3The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 18″the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | ≈ 18.3 mag/arcsec²Estimate from the magnitude and size, per square arcsecond. |
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 18m 24.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −01° 35′ 47″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →