NGC 6894 is a Planetary Nebula in the Cygnus constellation. NGC 6894 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.3, NGC 6894 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

The planetary nebula NGC 6894 was discovered by William Herschel on 17 th July 1784. With an angular diameter of around 40 arc minutes, it appears about as large as Jupiter, but is much fainter: around 14 magnitudes. The distance is about 1669 pc (about 5400 light years).

Jul 10, 2024 · The planetary nebula NGC 6894 was discovered by William Herschel on 17th July 1784. With an angular diameter of around 40 arc minutes, it appears about as large as Jupiter, but is much fainter: around 14 magnitudes. The distance is about 1669 pc (about 5400 light years).

Sep 4, 2024 · NGC 6894 (Henize 2-460, PK 069-02 1 and others) is a planetary nebula located approximately 5,831 light-years away in Cygnus. Imaged August 5th, 24th and 28th, 2024 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm. See the link above for the full size image.

Sep 15, 2018 · NGC 6894 (closer view) This view of the nebula NGC 6894 was acquired in September 2018. View additional information. Image: Adam Block / Mount Lemmon SkyCenter / University of Arizona

The planetary nebula NGC 6894 was discovered by William Herschel on 17th July 1784. With an angular diameter of around 40 arc minutes, it appears about as large as Jupiter, but is much fainter: around 14 magnitudes. The distance is about 1669 pc (about 5400 light years).

Planetary Nebula NGC 6894 in Cygnus CCD image taken with a ST-6 CCD camera thru Kopernik’s 20 inch F/8 telescope. The field of view is approximately 5x7 arc minutes.

NGC 6894 is a small planetary nebula in constellation Cygnus, which interacts with the interstellar medium (ISM). The stripes near NGC 6894 has been ionized by the central star of this planetary nebula and could have originated from the stripping of …

NGC 6894 is a lovely (in my opinion) and mostly typical planetary nebula about 5000 light years away in the direction of Cygnus, very close to our galactic plane. The central star, with a luminosity ...

NGC 6894 is a magnitude 12.3 planetary nebula in Cygnus. NGC 6894 is sometimes called the Diamond Ring Nebula, because the 14th magnitude star on the left of the nebula gives this planetary the appearance of a diamond ring when viewed through amateur size telescopes.