NGC 6307
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6307, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6307
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12.9 |
| Size | 1.3' x 1' @ 145° |
| Right Ascension | 17h 7' 40.6" (2000) |
| Declination | 60° 45' 3" N |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Description | vF, vS, lE, *13 nr N |
| Classification | SBO-a Ring |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
May 30, 2017 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Nice object, oblong 2'x1' with a star just visible off the long end giving the obvious nickname 'exclamation point nebulae', bright, small, stellar nucleus bright and conspicuous
Other Data Sources for NGC 6307
Nearby objects for NGC 6307
11 objects found within 120'
| IC 1240 | IC 1248 | NGC 6290 |
| NGC 6291 | NGC 6292 | NGC 6295 |
| NGC 6297 | NGC 6298 | NGC 6299 |
| NGC 6306 | NGC 6310 |
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NGC 6307