NGC 6188

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 10.0
gptkbp:appears_in astronomy textbooks
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:RCW_108
star clusters
gptkbp:contains young stars
young massive stars
gptkbp:coordinates RA 16h 45m 30s, Dec -51° 30′ 00″
gptkbp:depicted_in Southern Hemisphere
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance 4000 light years
approximately 4,000 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard H-alpha
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:features star formation
bright star-forming regions
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.5
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:region
O and B stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6188
gptkbp:image Hubble image available
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:NGC_6164
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Gum_Nebula
Gum 56
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:NGC_3576
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 8.5
gptkbp:located_in constellation Ara
gptkbp:notable_for bright emission regions
gptkbp:part_of Gum 37
gptkbp:research requires dark skies for visibility
gptkbp:size approximately 30 arcminutes
approximately 30 arcminutes across
gptkbp:surrounding_area dark nebulae
gptkbp:type gptkb:region
gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:year_created 1834
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Apus
gptkb:Telescopium
gptkb:Serpens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4