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NGC 6188

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Right ascension
  
16 40 05

Distance
  
4,000 ly

Radius
  
300 ly

Declination
  
−48° 47′

Apparent dimensions (V)
  
20 x 12 arcmins

Constellation
  
Ara

NGC 6188 APOD 2010 July 16 Shaping NGC 6188

Similar
  
NGC 6193, NGC 6334, Prawn Nebula, IC 2944, NGC 6357

Zooming in on the star cluster ngc 6193 and nebula ngc 6188


NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188.

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NGC 6188 Anne39s Picture of the Day Emission Nebula NGC 6188 Anne39s

NGC 6188 is a star forming nebula, and is sculpted by the massive, young stars that have recently formed there – some are only a few million years old. This spark of formation was probably caused when the last batch of stars went supernova.

NGC 6188 NGC 6188 photo Kfir Simon photos at pbasecom

Ngc 6188 nebulae animation 1080pi


NGC 6188 httpsapodnasagovapodimage1603NGC6188Pugh

NGC 6188 APOD 2008 May 2 Shaping NGC 6188

References

NGC 6188 Wikipedia
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