Nebula 017 / 100
Rim Nebula
NGC6188
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At a glance
- Type
- Emission nebula (H II region)
- Constellation
- Ara
- Right ascension
- 16h 40m 05.8s
- Declination
- −48° 40′
- Angular size
- 20x12′
- Catalogue
- NGC6188
Located in Ara.
The outline on your card
A long bright rim of shocked gas where the Ara OB1 association meets a dark cloud.
- Outline class
- Filament
- Axis ratio
- 0.60 : 1
- Central source
- No central source
- Surface brightness
- Medium
- Recorded structure
- Filaments · Bright rim · Ionisation front
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