NGC 6818

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age around 10,000 years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 11.5
gptkbp:associated_stars multiple stars in vicinity
gptkbp:base_notes visible in small telescopes
gptkbp:composed_of hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:coordinates 19h 42m 36s -14° 24' 30"
gptkbp:declination -14° 24' 30"
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1787
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 3,000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:expansion_plans approximately 20 km/s
gptkbp:features ring structure
central star
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 6818
gptkbp:image Hubble Space Telescope image
gptkbp:is_observed_in amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Lyra
gptkbp:is_visible_from best viewed in summer months
gptkbp:lighting faint
gptkbp:located_in constellation Sagittarius
gptkbp:photometric_type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:previous_name PK 36-12.1
gptkbp:right_ascension 19h 42m 36s
gptkbp:size 0.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lyra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5