NGC 6751

NGC 6751
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 6751's inner bubble
Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension19h 05m 55.6s[1]
Declination−05° 59′ 32.9″[1]
Distance6,500 ly   (2,000[2] pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)11.9[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)0.43′
ConstellationAquila
Physical characteristics
Radius0.4 ly
Absolute magnitude (V)0.4
DesignationsGlowing Eye Nebula, GSC 05140-03497, PK 029-05 1, PN Th 1-J, CSI-06-19031, HD 177656, PMN J1905-0559, PN Sa 2-382, EM* CDS 1043, HuLo 1, PN ARO 101, PN G029.2-05.9, GCRV 11549, IRAS 19032-0604, PN VV' 477, SCM 227, GSC2 S3002210353, 2MASX J19055556-0559327, PN VV 219, UCAC2 29903231
See also: Lists of nebulae

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 kiloparsecs) away.[2]

NGC 6751 was discovered by the astronomer Albert Marth on 20 July 1863.[4] John Louis Emil Dreyer, the compiler of the New General Catalogue, described the object as "pretty bright, small".[4] The object was assigned a duplicate designation, NGC 6748.[4][5]

The nebula was the subject of the winning picture in the 2009 Gemini School Astronomy Contest, in which Australian high school students competed to select an astronomical target to be imaged by Gemini.

NGC 6751 is an easy telescopic target for deep-sky observers because its location is immediately southeast of the extremely red-colored cool carbon star V Aquilae.

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  2. ^ a b c Clark, D. M.; García-Díaz, Ma. T.; López, J. A.; Steffen, W. G.; Richer, M. G. (2010). "Shaping the Glowing Eye Planetary Nebula, NGC 6751". The Astrophysical Journal. 722 (2): 1260–1268. Bibcode:2010ApJ...722.1260C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/722/2/1260. S2CID 122344448.
  3. ^ "NGC/IC Project". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  4. ^ a b c Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 6750 - 6799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. ^ Corwin, Harold. "Notes on the NGC objects, particularly those missing, misidentified, or otherwise unusual (ngcnotes.all)". Historically-aware NGC/IC Positions and Notes. Retrieved 2019-08-10.