Planetary Nebula NGC 6781 in Aquila

Description of NGC 6781 in
The Deep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000:

• Irregular disk with traces of ring structure, involved in a larger and fainter disk of irregular form.
• central star magnitude = 16.2
• Alternate name PK 41-2.1

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• NGC 6781
• Other ID: PK 41-2.1
• Magnitude: 11.8 (photo); 11.4 (visual)
• Constellation: Aquila
• RA: 19h 18m 26.5s
• Dec: +06° 32' 31" Epoch 2000
• Size (mins): 1.8
• Classification: Planetary nebula.
  

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George Normandin, KAS

July 1st, 2001