NGC 6210

Scientific overview

NGC 6210 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.65 and spans about 0.5 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Summer (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

16.7415h / 23.7998°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Hercules Globular ClusterM 13 · NGC 6205	Globular cluster	5.8	16.5
M 92M 92 · NGC 6341	Globular cluster	6.52	14.4
NGC 6229NGC 6229	Globular cluster	9.86	4.8

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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