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NGC 6153
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
	Hubble Space Telescope image of planetary nebula named NGC 6153, located about 4000 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Class	II
Right ascension	16h 31m 30.6s
Declination	–40° 15′ 12″
Distance	4400±400 ly (1400±120 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	+9.9
Apparent dimensions (V)	0.65′ x 0.61′
Constellation	Scorpius
Physical characteristics
Radius	1.5′ ly
Absolute magnitude (V)	+11.5
	See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 6153 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered in 1883 by Ralph Copeland.^[6]

An analysis of Gaia data suggests that the central star may be a binary system.^[7]

References edit

^ "A nitrogen-rich nebula". Retrieved 22 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Results for NGC 6153". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Results for NGC 6153". VizieR Catalogue Database. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
^ "NGC 6153". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 6150 - 6199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ Chornay, N.; Walton, N. A.; Jones, D.; Boffin, H. M. J.; Rejkuba, M.; Wesson, R. (2021). "Towards a more complete sample of binary central stars of planetary nebulae with Gaia". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 648: A95. arXiv:2101.01800. Bibcode:2021A&A...648A..95C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140288. S2CID 230770301.