In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Scorpius
- NGC 6231 - Open Cluster
- Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster) - Open Cluster
- IC 4592 - Reflection Nebula
- Messier 6 (Butterfly Cluster) - Open Cluster
- IC 4605 - Nebula
- NGC 6227 - Star
- Messier 4 (The Cat's Eye) - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6281 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6374 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6124 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6322 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6242 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6169 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6425 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6178 - Open Cluster
- Messier 80 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6388 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6441 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6259 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6249 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6451 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6396 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6192 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6400 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6268 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6302 (Bug Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6144 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6139 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6216 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6453 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6404 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6153 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6072 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6318 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6337 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4599 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4637 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4663 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6000 - Galaxy
- IC 4597 - Galaxy
- IC 4598 - Galaxy
- IC 4596 - Galaxy
- NGC 6437 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6415 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6416 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6421 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6444 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6455 - Association of Stars
- IC 1203 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6380 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6357 (War and Peace Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 6354 - Other Classification
- NGC 6335 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6334 - Supernova Remnant
- NGC 6256 - Globular Cluster
- IC 1207 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6082 - Other Classification
- NGC 5998 - Open Cluster
- IC 4628 - Nebula
- IC 4606 - Other Classification
- IC 4601 - Nebula
- IC 4600 - Other Classification
- IC 4591 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 6480 - Association of Stars
NGC 6337 - Planetary Nebula in Scorpius
NGC 6337 is a Planetary Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6337 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
NGC 6337 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -17.1°
Azimuth: 228.7°
Direction: South-West
See also NGC 6337 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 12.3, NGC 6337 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 6337
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6337 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 NGC 6337
The following table reports NGC 6337 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6337 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6337
The image below is a photograph of NGC 6337 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 NGC 6337
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6337 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6337 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 NGC 6337 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6337 - Planetary Nebula in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):