NGC 6153 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered in 1883 by Ralph Copeland.[6]
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| Planetary nebula | |
 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] |
An analysis of Gaia data suggests that the central star may be a binary system.[7]
References
edit- ^ "A nitrogen-rich nebula". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Results for NGC 6153". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Results for NGC 6153". VizieR Catalogue Database. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ "NGC 6153". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 6150 - 6199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ 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. arXiv:2101.01800. Bibcode:2021A&A...648A..95C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140288. S2CID 230770301.
External links
edit- Media related to NGC 6153 at Wikimedia Commons
