Astronomy:NGC 6153
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Short description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| Planetary nebula | |
| File:300px Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula named NGC 6153, located about 4000 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius.[1] | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Class | II[3] |
| Right ascension | 16h 31m 30.6s[2] |
| Declination | –40° 15′ 12″[2] |
| Distance | 4400±400 ly (1400±120[4] pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.9[5] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 0.65′ x 0.61′[2] |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 1.5′[3] ly |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | +11.5[3] |
NGC 6153 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered in 1883 by Ralph Copeland.[6]
An analysis of Gaia data suggests that the central star may be a binary system.[7]
References
- ↑ "A nitrogen-rich nebula". http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1525a/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Results for NGC 6153". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+6139.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Results for NGC 6153". VizieR Catalogue Database. http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.all=1&-source=VII/1B&-c=NGC+6139,rm=5.0.
- ↑ Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G.
- ↑ "NGC 6153". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6153.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 6150 - 6199". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc61a.htm#6153.
- ↑ Chornay, N.; Walton, N. A.; Jones, D.; Boffin, H. M. J.; Rejkuba, M.; Wesson, R. (2021). "Towards a more complete sample of binary central stars of planetary nebulae with Gaia". Astronomy & Astrophysics 648: A95. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140288. Bibcode: 2021A&A...648A..95C.
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