NGC 6894, planetary nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 6894 in Cygnus

Planetary Neb NGC 6894
CCD image taken with a ST-6 CCD camera thru Kopernik’s 20 inch F/8 telescope. The field of view is approximately 5x7 arc minutes.

Dreyer's description in The New General Catalog(NGC):

Very remarkable! Ring, faint, small, very, very little extended.

From TheDeep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000:

Ring and disk; Central Star Magnitude = 17.6 (visual).

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NGC 6894 (Other ID: PK 69-2.1)
Magnitude: 14.4(p), 12.3(v)
Constellation: Cygnus
RA: 20h 16m 25.0s
Dec: +30° 34' 18" Epoch 2000
Size (sec): 42"
Classification: planetary nebula, ring & disk.

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George Normandin, KAS

November 10th, 2000