NGC 6826
planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus
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Summary
NGC 6826 is a planetary nebula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 39 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Herschel[3]
- Instance of: star[4], variable star[5], eruptive variable star[6], galaxy[7], infrared source[8], emission-line star[9]
- Constellation: Cygnus[10]
- Spectral class: O6fp[11], O5e[12], O6[13], O3f[14]
- Commons category: NGC 6826[15]
- Catalog code: NGC 6826[16], HD 186924[17], SAO 31951[18], IRAS 19434+5024[19], BD+50 2869[20], 2MASS J19444815+5031303[21], 2MASX J19444814+5031304[22], AAVSO 1942+50[23], GSC 03565-00205[24], AG+50 1416[25], GCRV 12124[26], GSC2 N030213338[27], KIC 12071221[28], NSV 12382[29]
- Time of discovery or invention: September 6, 1793[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:NGC 6826[31]
- Apparent magnitude: 9.6[32], 10.21[33], 10.5796[34], 9.571[35], 9.602[36], 8.944[37]
- Parallax: 0.635 milliarcsecond[38], 0.2 milliarcsecond[39]
- Radial velocity: -6.2 kilometre per second[40]
- Distance from Earth: 1575 parsec[41], 1590 parsec[42]
- Right ascension: 296.20062534811330 degree[43]
- Declination: 50.52506969910030 degree[44]
- Epoch: J2000.0[45]
- Declination component of proper motion: -11.52 milliarcsecond per year[46], -11 milliarcsecond per year[47]
- Right ascension component of proper motion: -9.23 milliarcsecond per year[48], -13 milliarcsecond per year[49]
Why It Matters
NGC 6826 is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]