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      NGC 6164 Dragon's Egg Nebula
      Autore dello sfondo:
      Jerry Yesavage

      17 Dec 2025

      NGC 6164 Dragon's Egg Nebula

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      NGC 6164, known as the Dragon's Egg Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Norma. The nebula was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on the 1st of July 1834, and is approximately 3,870 light years from the Solar System.


      Its shape gives it the appearance of a planetary nebula resulting from the death of an old star similar to the Sun, but it is in reality an emission nebula. The gas from this nebula was ejected by the star located at its center, and this is also the source of its energy. In the Henry Draper Catalogue, this star is designated as (HD 148937 big star in center and in plate solve). It is a very young O-type star whose age is between three and four million years. Surrounded by its magnetic field, this star is about 40 times more massive than the Sun, and is expected to end its life on the main sequence in three to four million years.


      -Wikipedia

      Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine

      NGC 6164

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      Telescope Live
      CHI-3-CCD
      • Tipo di obiettivo
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        Emission Nebula
      • Fotocamera
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        FLI PL16803
      • Coordinate dell'obiettivo
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        RA 248.46666 Dec -48.11111
      • Emisfero
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        Southern
      • Posizione del telescopio
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        Chile
      • Evento transitorio
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        No
      • Osservato il
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        01 Aug 2021 - 01 Aug 2021
      Filtro
      Exp. media (s)
      Esposizione totale
      Sottoframe
      Halpha60050m5
      SII60050m5
      OIII60050m5

      NGC 6164 Dragon's Egg Nebula