Planetary nebula
NGC 6803 (NGC6803)
In Aquila (Aql) • Magnitude 11.4 • 0.1 arcminutes
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Tiny planetary nebula in Aquila.
NGC 6803 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 6803 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Constellation | Aquila (Aql) |
| Right ascension | 19h 31m 16s |
| Declination | +10° 03' 22" |
| Apparent magnitude | 11.40 |
| Surface brightness | 14.8 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 0.1 × 0.1 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 55° |
| Best imaging months | Jul, Aug, Sep |
How to image NGC 6803
NGC 6803 sits in the constellation Aquila at right ascension 19h 31m 16s and declination +10° 03' 22". 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 6803 typically appears small and intense, so a long focal length and OIII or Ha narrowband filters bring out structure.