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NGC 6369 — Planetary Nebula in Ophiuchus

Planetary Nebula Good (46/100)
Magnitude 13.0m PlanetaryNebula Ophiuchus (Oph) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 13.0
Angular Size 0.6′
!! ring , pB, S, R

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 29m 20.5s
Dec -23° 45' 33.8"
Constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)
Catalog NGC 6369

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. Imp. Imp. Imp.
C8 203mm V. hard Imp. Imp.
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard
Stretch on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season May – Jul (peak: Jun)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 6369 · 0.6′ · N up, E left

6 Best Magnification

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7 Central Star

8 Surface Brightness

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6401
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 9.5 2.1° Ophiuchus
NGC 6469
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.0 5.7° Sagittarius
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