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NGC 6188
NGC 6188 — Fighting Dragons of Ara
Emission Nebula
· AraIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Ara
- Right ascension
- 16h 40m 18s
- Declination
- -48° 37′ 59″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 90′ × 40′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6188
About this target
Dimensions expanded to represent the elongated emission rim commonly framed by imagers.