Planetary nebula
NGC 6772 (NGC6772)
In Aquila (Aql) • Magnitude 12.7 • 1.1 arcminutes
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Planetary nebula in Aquila.
NGC 6772 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 6772 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Constellation | Aquila (Aql) |
| Right ascension | 19h 14m 36s |
| Declination | -02° 42' 24" |
| Apparent magnitude | 12.70 |
| Surface brightness | 21.5 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 1.1 × 1.1 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 42° |
| Best imaging months | Jul, Aug, Sep |
How to image NGC 6772
NGC 6772 sits in the constellation Aquila at right ascension 19h 14m 36s and declination -02° 42' 24". 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 a planetary nebula, NGC 6772 typically appears small and intense, so a long focal length and OIII or Ha narrowband filters bring out structure.