---
title: "NGC 6567"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6567"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 6567 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6567"
---

# NGC 6567

NGC 6567 is a planetary [nebula](https://spacecatalog.org/nebulae) in the constellation [Sagittarius](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/sagittarius), 3610 parsecs from Earth as published by Stanghellini+ 2008 (about 11 774 ly, converted by SpaceCatalog), shining at apparent magnitude 11.00 (V). Other catalogues list it as ESO 590-008, ESO 590-8 and HD 166935, among 6 designations in total. It was discovered in 1882.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Planetary nebula
- **HOW FAR:** 11 774 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 8″ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 11.00 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Sagittarius](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/sagittarius) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Planetary nebula |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 3610 pc (Stanghellini+ 2008) — ≈ 11 774 ly, converted by SpaceCatalog · by Statistical distance scale for planetary nebulae (Stanghellini+ 2008) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.00 |
| CONSTELLATION | Sagittarius |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 18h 13m 45.2s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −19° 04′ 33.0″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1882 |

## Catalogue data

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.70 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.00 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.76 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 11.56 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 10.30 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 120 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.0004 |
| Major axis | 0.13′ |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Edward Charles Pickering |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | PN |
| Wikidata item | Q1146501 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Distance catalogue entry | NGC 6567 |

## Also known as

- ESO: ESO 590-008
- ESO: ESO 590-8
- HD: HD 166935
- IRAS: IRAS 18108-1905
- NGC: NGC 6567
- PN: PN G011.7-00.6

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 6567 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6567

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-6567,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 6567}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6567},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6567