NGC 6302
DSS image of NGC 6302
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6302, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6302
Barnard Nebula, Bug Nebula
CD-36 11341, Sh 2-180, Sh 1-3, Sh 2-6, Gum 60, RCW124, VV 94, PK 349+01.1, ESO 392-PN05, IRAS 17103-3702, PN G349.5+01.0, ARO 502, Hen 2-204, VV' 168, Wray 16-259, CPC 18 8579, GCRV 9926, OHPN 1

Type  Bright Nebula
Magnitude  9.1
Size  4.5' x 1.2'
Right Ascension  17h 13' 44.6"  (2000)
Declination  37° 6' 11" S
Constellation  Scorpius
Description  pB, E pf
Classification  6
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jul 17, 2023    Oregon Star Party, Ochoco Mts, OR (map)
25cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Holoholo @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Small, bright and obvious, extended east to west 2' x 1', quite bright at the center. fading off evenly east to west while having much more defined margins north and south, no central star noted, no color noted, located in very rich galactic starfield

Andrew Cooper
May 30, 2017    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Bright, small, an oblong object 1'x3' east-west, centered on an embedded star, notable green color

Andrew Cooper
Aug 27, 2005    TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

Small, bright, a north-south central bar with fans of nebulosity extending east and west, in a nice galactic star field
Other Data Sources for NGC 6302
Nearby objects for NGC 6302
6 objects found within 120'
Bochum 13 Hav-Moffat1 NGC 6334
RCW126 Sh2-3 Sh2-5
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NGC 6302