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NGC 6879

PlanetaryNeb SIMBAD PN O3f(He) 158 papers

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Right ascension: 20h 10m 26.69s
Declination: +16° 55′ 21.3″
Galactic l, b: 57.228, -8.918
Magnitude V: 12.54
Parallax: 0.125 mas
Redshift z: 2.368e-05
Radial velocity: 7.1 km/s
Proper motion: -3.576, -6.549 mas/yr
Angular size: 0.083′ × 0.083′

Also known as

20 identifiers

2MASS J20102669+1655213Gaia DR3 1809552460055588608GCRV 12528GSC2 N03121202590HBHA 1705-05Hen 2-455IRAS 20081+1646[KW97] 43-13NGC 6879PK 057-08 1PN ARO 107PN G057.2-08.9PN VV 249PN VV' 525PSCz P20081+1646TIC 87133807UCAC4 535-122639WEB 17742WISE J201026.68+165521.0CSI+16-20082

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
ATO J302.6788+16.9423	RRLyrae	243.6″	—
HD 354906	SB*	318.2″	8.93
ATO J302.5289+16.8304	LongPeriodV*	436.1″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-6879 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.