Emission nebula
Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC6188)
In Ara (Ara) • Magnitude 99.0 • 20 arcminutes
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Southern emission nebula carved by stellar winds.
Fighting Dragons of Ara at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 6188 |
| Type | Emission nebula |
| Constellation | Ara (Ara) |
| Right ascension | 16h 40m 06s |
| Declination | -48° 39' 44" |
| Apparent magnitude | 99.00 |
| Angular size | 20.0 × 12.0 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | Below horizon |
| Best imaging months | May, Jun, Jul |
How to image Fighting Dragons of Ara
Fighting Dragons of Ara sits in the constellation Ara at right ascension 16h 40m 06s and declination -48° 39' 44". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window. As an emission nebula, Fighting Dragons of Ara responds very well to dual-narrowband filters under city skies.