Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  IC 1287  ·  NGC 6649  ·  PK021-00.1  ·  PK021-00.2  ·  PK021-01.1  ·  Sh2-56
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vdB124, IC1287, NGC6649, LBN77, Sh2-56; Scutum, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB124, IC1287, NGC6649, LBN77, Sh2-56; Scutum, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB124, IC1287, NGC6649, LBN77, Sh2-56; Scutum

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vdB124, IC1287, NGC6649, LBN77, Sh2-56; Scutum

Astro Systeme Austria N12 f/3.5 astrograph

KAI-11000M SBIG STL

Total Exposure TIme: 3.8 hours

July 2010; Inkom, ID

Comments: Another faint reflection nebula cataloged by Sydney van den Bergh. NGC6649 is the open cluster, LBN 77 and Sh2-56 is the HII region in the lower right of the image.

vdB124: Size (arcmin): 21 by 15

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: bright

Color: very blue

Absorption: strong

Illuminating star ID1: BD-10 4713

Illuminating star ID2: HD170740

Mag. of illuminating star: 5.76

Spectral type of star: B2V

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vdB124, IC1287, NGC6649, LBN77, Sh2-56; Scutum, Thomas V. Davis