Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Norma (Nor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6164  ·  NGC 6165  ·  PK336-00.1
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NGC 6164, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia
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NGC 6164 is an emission nebula created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type star, some 40 times as massive as the Sun. Its shape makes it similar in appearance to more common and familiar planetary nebulae. Also like many planetary nebulae, NGC 6164 has been found to have an extensive, faint halo, a part of it can be seen at the top left of the image.

NGC 6164 is 4,200 light-years away in the right-angled southern constellation of Norma.

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  • NGC 6164, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia
    Original
  • NGC 6164, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia
    B
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    NGC 6164, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia
    C

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NGC 6164, Fabian Rodriguez Frustaglia