NGC 6886 is a planetary nebula in Sagitta, 14,200 light-years away
NGC 6886 (PN G060.1-07.7) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagitta , 14,200 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 5″ of sky, about 0.4 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in September.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding NGC 6886 from Telum
Telum
NGC 6886
SAGITTA
NGC 6886 lies 3.3° east of Telum , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6886 is highest in the evening in September
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 70°S, and never sets north of 70°N.
NGC 6886 is 14,200 light-years away
The light seen from NGC 6886 tonight left it about 14,200 years ago. Distance source: Statistical distance, Stanghellini et al. 2008 (4354 pc).
Objects within 6° of NGC 6886
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6905 Blue Flash Nebula, planetary nebula, 2.3° NGC 6879, planetary nebula, 3.1° IC 4997, planetary nebula, 3.7° M27 Dumbbell Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.1° M71 Messier 71, globular cluster, 4.6° NGC 6830, open cluster, 5.9°
NGC 6886 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sagitta Designations NGC 6886, PN G060.1-07.7, IRAS 20104+1950 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 20h 12.7m Declination (J2000) +19° 59′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Apparent size 5″ True size 0.4 light-years Distance 14,200 light-years (Statistical distance, Stanghellini et al. 2008 (4354 pc)) Radial velocity -36 km/s Best with Telescope Best month September Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
