NGC 6572
DSS image of NGC 6572
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6572, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6572
Struve 6

Type  Planetary Nebula
Magnitude  9
Size  0.25' x 0.1'
Right Ascension  18h 12' 6.2"  (2000)
Declination  6° 51' 13" N
Constellation  Ophiuchus
Description  vB, vS, R, l hazy
Classification  2a
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
May 25, 2006    Gila, NM (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

Quite small, but obviously not stellar, nice teal green color, round and brighter at the center, no central star noted, holds magnification well

Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885    Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)

Small, very bright. Considered by Σ to be one of the most curious objects in the heavens. h., slightly hazy. D'A. a little elliptical, 5" or 6", bluish green. Gaseous.
― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Other Data Sources for NGC 6572
Nearby objects for NGC 6572
2 objects found within 120'
71 Ophiuchi HD 168387
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NGC 6572