Planetary nebula · 8 August 2026

PNG 043.1+37.7 NGC 6210

A relatively small planetary nebula with a blue to blue-green colour and a disk-like glow around the star.

Observation notes

The nebula was relatively small and appeared as a disk-like glow around the star. Its colour was perceived as blue to blue-green, and its appearance was somewhat reminiscent of Uranus. A bright star lay on one side of the nebula, and just below it three stars formed an almost equilateral triangle. The object lay in an otherwise relatively sparse star field.

Visual documentation

No visual documentation is linked to this observation.

Object location in the sky

Star chart centred on NGC 6210 in the constellation Hercules
Visible above the southern horizon around midnight in June.NGC 6210 is marked in Hercules. The chart shows the object's astronomical position and nearby constellation lines in the J2000 coordinate system.

Sources for object data

The object data are rounded and based on the following sources:

Published 9 August 2026 · Last revised 24 August 2026 ·
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