NGC 6537
Red Spider Nebula
NGC 6537 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6537:
| NGC: | NGC 6537 |
| Common name: | Red Spider Nebula |
| Type: | planetary nebula |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.5 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:05:13.10 |
| Declination: | -19:50:34.70 |
| Major axis: | 0.17 ' |
| Radial velocity: | -17 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00005 |
| PN central star ID: | HD 312582 |
| PN star V-mag: | 18.8 |
| PN star B-mag: | 18.8 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS