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NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula in Ara

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -10.73°   Az: 188.14°   Direction: South

NGC 6188 is a Nebula in the Ara constellation. NGC 6188 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6188 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 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula in Ara star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6188 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (20 arcmin) and minor (12 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 42m 00s
-48° 42’ 36”
00h 48m 42s
17h 30m 43s

J2000

16h 40m 05s
-48° 39’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6188 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula in Ara.

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Finder chart for NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula in Ara.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6188 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6188 is a visual representation of it.
20 arcmin
12 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula in Ara is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK