NGC 6881 explained

NGC 6881
Type:Planetary
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Dist Ly:5200 ± 1600
Dist Pc:1600 ± 500[2]
Appmag V:13.700 B
Constellation:Cygnus
Names:GSC2 N033220122825, 2MASS J20105244+3724424, PN VV 250, CSI+37-20091, Hen 2-456, PK 074+02 1, PN ARO 108, GCRV 12543, IRAS 20090+3715, PN G074.5+02.1, PN VV' 526

NGC 6881 is a planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Cygnus. It is formed of an inner nebula, estimated to be about one fifth of a light-year across, and a symmetrical structure that spreads out about one light-year from one tip to the other. The symmetry could be due to a binary star at the nebula's centre.

Notes and References

  1. NGC 6881. 12 March 2012.
  2. 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18609.x. A distance estimate based on angular expansion for the planetary nebula NGC 6881. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 414. 4. 3129. 2011. Guzmán-Ramírez. Lizette. Gómez. Yolanda. Loinard. Laurent. Tafoya. Daniel. 1103.0231 . 2011MNRAS.414.3129G . 118695046 .