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Other deep sky objects in Aquila
- NGC 6709 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6755 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6738 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6760 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6790 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6756 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6803 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6741 (Phantom Streak Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4846 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6751 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6804 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6807 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6778 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6749 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6852 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6772 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6941 - Galaxy
- NGC 6915 - Galaxy
- NGC 6926 - Galaxy
- NGC 6922 - Galaxy
- NGC 6821 - Galaxy
- NGC 6900 - Galaxy
- NGC 6814 - Galaxy
- IC 1317 - Galaxy
- NGC 6929 - Galaxy
- NGC 6901 - Galaxy
- IC 1327 - Galaxy
- IC 4850 - Nova Star
- NGC 6773 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6863 - Other Classification
- NGC 6859 - Other Classification
- NGC 6858 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6840 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6843 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6775 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6837 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6828 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6724 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6795 - Open Cluster
- IC 1316 - Other Classification
- NGC 6728 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6735 - Open Cluster
- IC 1298 - Other Classification
IC 4846 - Planetary Nebula in Aquila
IC 4846 is a Planetary Nebula in the Aquila constellation. IC 4846 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
IC 4846 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 2.8°
Azimuth: 108.3°
Direction: East-South-East
See also IC 4846 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 11.9, IC 4846 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 4846
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4846 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of IC 4846
The following table reports IC 4846 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4846 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4846
The image below is a photograph of IC 4846 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4846
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4846 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4846 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of IC 4846 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 4846 - Planetary Nebula in Aquila rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):