NGC 6720

Basic data :
M 57 -- Planetary Nebula Origin of the objects types : (Ref) Object type as listed in the reference "Ref" (acronym) Object type linked to the acronym according to the original reference () Anterior to 2007, before we can link the objet type to a reference, or given by the CDS team in some particular cases Other object types: Rad (B2,BWE,...), * (BD,CSI,...), PN (2013MNRAS,PK,...), blu (2019A&A), WD* (WD), WD? (2021MNRAS), HS? (2019A&A), IR (IRAS) Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference ICRS coord. (ep=J2000) : 18 53 35.0967659112 +33 01 44.883287544 (Optical) [ 0.0333 0.0383 90 ] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference FK4 coord. (ep=B1950 eq=1950) : 18 51 43.5512966105 +32 57 56.509372629 [ 0.0333 0.0383 90 ] Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference Gal coord. (ep=J2000) : 063.1700861825471 +13.9780955028805 [ 0.0333 0.0383 90 ] Syntax of proper motions is : "pm-ra pm-dec [error ellipse] quality bibcode" pm-ra : mu-ra*cos(dec) (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) pm-dec : mu-dec (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) [error ellipse] : error major axis and minor axis (in mas), orientation angle (in deg) quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the proper motion reference Proper motions mas/yr : 1.645 2.472 [0.043 0.045 90] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Syntax of radial velocity (or/and redshift) is : "value [error] (wavelength) quality bibcode" value : radial velocity or/and redshift (Heliocentric frame) according to your Output Options (redshift may be not displayed if the data value is <0 and the database inside value is a radial velocity) [error] : error of the corresponding value displayed before (wavelength) : wavelength range of the measurement : Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam or  '∼'(unknown) quality : flag of quality ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, ∼=unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the value's origin Radial velocity / Redshift / cz : V(km/s) -19.1 [2] / z(~) -0.000064 [0.000007] / cz -19.10 [2.00]    E 1953GCRV..C......0W Syntax of parallax is : 'value quality [error] bibcode' value : parallax value quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) [error] : mean error bibcode : bibcode of the parallax reference Parallaxes (mas): 1.2696 [0.0438] A 2020yCat.1350....0G Spectral type is made of 3 parts: %coding is composed of 4 parts : the spectral type, which is made of a temperature class, eventually a luminosity class (roman number) and/or spectral peculiarities; a quality letter: A=best quality→E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality % a quality letter: A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality bibcode : bibcode of the spectral type reference Spectral type: DA(O?) D 1995A&A...301..545N Syntax of angular size is : "maj-axis min-axis angle (wtype) quality bibcode" maj-axis : major axis size (arc minutes) min-axis : minor axis size (arc minutes) angle : orientation angle (in degrees) (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the angular size (Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam) quality : flag of quality of the angular size values ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the angular size reference Angular size (arcmin): 1.153 1.153 90 (Rad) D 2008ApJ...689..194S Syntax of fluxes (or magnitudes) is : "filter-name (System) flux-value [error] quality MultVarFlags bibcode" filter-name : U, B, V, R, I, G, J, H, K, u, g, r, i, z (System) : may be AB (default is Vega) flux-value : value of flux or magnitude [error] : error value quality : flag of quality of the flux value ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) MultVarFlags : Mult is zero or one char (J) for joined photometry ; Var can be zero or two chars (V[0-4]) bibcode : bibcode of the flux reference Fluxes (6) : B 15.405 [0.016] C 2013MNRAS.428.2118D V 15.769 [0.023] C 2013MNRAS.428.2118D R 15.901 [0.003] B 2013MNRAS.428.2118D G 15.649480 [0.002915] C 2020yCat.1350....0G I 16.062 [0.012] C 2013MNRAS.428.2118D J 16.40 [0.20] D 2013MNRAS.428.2118D	SIMBAD within arcmin ', {sourceSize:12, color:'#30a090'})); aladin.on('objectClicked', function(object) { var objName=object.data.MAIN_ID; aladin.showPopup(object.ra,object.dec,'',''+ objName+''); });" title="Show Simbad objects"> Overlay points in this preview 2MASS DSS SDSSXMMIRACIRISGALEX All (CDSPortal) Send to within arcsec The VizieR photometry tool allows for easy visualization of photometry points extracted around the Simbad position from photometry-enabled catalogues in VizieR. 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Some important notes on this object about identifications and objects associations. notes: See also Specfind radio flux densities. Coordinates, proper motions, parallax, spectral type, and magnitudes, are those of the progenitor WD 1851+329

M 57	HD 175353	PLX 4377	WN B1851.7+3257
B2.1 1851+32	IRAS 18517+3257	PLX 4377.00	[A86] 1851+329
BD+32 3246	MITG J185334+3301	PN G063.1+13.9	[D71] 1851+32
BWE 1851+3257	MITG J185337+3301	PN ARO 9	[FA87] 1851+329
CSI+32-18517	NAME Ring Nebula	PN VV 214	[LFO93] 1851+32
GB6 B1851+3257	NGC 6720	PN VV' 466	Gaia DR2 2090486618786534784
87GB 185143.8+325740	NVSS J185335+330145	WB 1851+3257	Gaia DR3 2090486618786534784
GCRV 11366	PK 063+13 1	WD 1851+329
GSC2 N0223131306	PK 063+13	WEB 16043

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