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PN M 3-6

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Right ascension: 08h 40m 40.23s
Declination: −32° 22′ 33.6″
Galactic l, b: 253.97, 5.778
Magnitude V: 12.79
Parallax: 0.3459 mas
Redshift z: 0.00010374
Radial velocity: 31.1 km/s
Proper motion: -0.13, 3.914 mas/yr
Angular size: 0.307′ × 0.251′

Also known as

19 identifiers

2MASX J08404021-3222335AM 0838-321AT20G J084040-322232CD-31 6407ESO 432-1Gaia DR2 5639472001599302528Gaia DR3 5639472001599302528GSC 07140-00153GSC2 S1333110581Hen 2-12IRAS 08386-3211PK 254+05 1PN ARO 553PN G253.9+05.7PN M 3-6PN Sa 2-29PN VV' 80UCAC2 18147685WRAY 16-25

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
ATO J130.2109-32.3360	RRLyrae	195.2″	15.04
IRAS 08383-3217	Star	376.4″	11.04
TYC 7140-3051-1	Star	475.8″	11.87

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/pn-m-3-6 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.