NGC 6818

id: ngc-6818-276-5701822
title: NGC 6818
text: The Little Gem Nebula or NGC 6818 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. It has magnitude 10 and oval diameter of 15 to 22 arcseconds with a 15th magnitude central star. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. NGC 6818 is located in the constellation of Sagittarius, roughly 6000 light-years away from Earth. The glow of the cloud is just over half a light-year across. When stars like the Sun are near end of life, they send their outer layers into space to create
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description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6818
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date modified: 2024-01-18T18:38:14Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Ngc6818.jpg","width":598,"height":583}
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