Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741)
Also known as Phantom Streak Nebula · NGC 6741
Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila, about 12,160 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Planetary nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Position (J2000) | 19h 02m 37s, −0° 26′ |
| Distance | 12,160 light-years (its light set off about 12,160 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 9.6 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 0.1′ × 0.1′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | OIII filter (Planetary nebulae and supernova remnants shine mostly in the green light of doubly ionised oxygen: an OIII filter passes it and darkens the sky around it.) |
| Studied in | 355 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741) is highest in the sky at midnight in July. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 70° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 40°. To see it you need a small telescope.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits