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NGC 6543
NGC 6543 — Cat's Eye Nebula
Planetary Nebula
· DracoAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Draco
- Right ascension
- 17h 58m 36s
- Declination
- +66° 38′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Angular size
- 1′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6543
About this target
Bright planetary.