NGC 6886

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title: NGC 6886
text: NGC 6886 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagitta. It was discovered by Ralph Copeland on September 17, 1884. It is 4.6 ± 1.0 kiloparsec (15.0 ± 3.3 kly) distant from Earth, and is composed of a hot central post-AGB star that has 55% of the Sun's mass yet 2700 ± 850 its luminosity, with a surface temperature of 142,000 K. The planetary nebula is thought to have been expanding for between 1280 and 1600 years.
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description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Sagitta
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6886
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date modified: 2024-01-18T18:38:41Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/NGC_6886.jpg","width":672,"height":672}
fields total: 13
integrity: 15

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