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At least two pulsars have been discovered in the globular cluster, [42] and it has a Shapley-Sawyer Concentration Class of IX. [43] NGC 6749 is an open cluster. NGC 6778 is a planetary nebula located about 10,300 light-years away from the Solar System. [44] NGC 6741 is a planetary nebula. NGC 6772 is a planetary nebula.
NGC 6751, also known as the Glowing Eye Nebula, [2] is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It is estimated to be about 6,500 light-years (2.0 kilo parsecs ) away. [ 2 ]
NGC 6755 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, positioned about 3° to the east of the star Delta Aquilae. [2] It was discovered by the Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel on July 30, 1785 [5] and is located at a distance of 8,060 light years from the Sun. [1]
NGC 6712 is a globular cluster that was probably discovered by Le Gentil on July 9, 1749 when investigating the Milky Way star cloud in Aquila.He described it as a "true nebula," in contrast to the open star cluster M11.
NGC 6781, also known as the Snowglobe Nebula, [5] is a planetary nebula located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, about 2.5° east-northeast of the 5th magnitude star 19 Aquilae. [3] It was discovered July 30, 1788 by the Anglo-German astronomer William Herschel. [6] The nebula lies at a distance of 1,500 ly from the Sun. [2]
NGC 6741, also known as the Phantom Streak Nebula, is located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of Aquila (the Eagle). NGC 6741 is classed as a planetary nebula, though no planets are responsible for this billowy cloud; the term came about in the 18th century because the round gas shells resembled the Solar System's outer giant planets in astronomers' telescopes.
NGC 6709 is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, some 5° to the southwest of the star Zeta Aquilae. [4] It is situated toward the center of the galaxy [5] at a distance of 3,510 light-years. [2] This cluster has a Trumpler class of IV 2 m, and is considered moderately rich [5] with 305 [6] member stars.
The Serpens–Aquila Rift (also known as the Aquila Rift) is a region of the sky in the constellations Aquila, Serpens Cauda, and eastern Ophiuchus containing dark interstellar clouds. The region forms part of the Great Rift , the nearby dark cloud of cosmic dust that obscures the middle of the galactic plane of the Milky Way , looking inwards ...