---
title: "NGC 6778"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6778"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 6778 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6778"
---

# NGC 6778

NGC 6778 is a planetary [nebula](https://spacecatalog.org/nebulae) in the constellation [Aquila](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/aquila), 3150 parsecs from Earth as published by Stanghellini+ 2008 (about 10 274 ly, converted by SpaceCatalog), shining at apparent magnitude 12.30 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 180871, IRAS 19158-0141 and LEDA 3099097, among 7 designations in total. It was discovered in 1825.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Planetary nebula
- **HOW FAR:** 10 274 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 16″ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 12.30 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Aquila](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/aquila) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Planetary nebula |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 3150 pc (Stanghellini+ 2008) — ≈ 10 274 ly, converted by SpaceCatalog · by Statistical distance scale for planetary nebulae (Stanghellini+ 2008) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 12.30 |
| CONSTELLATION | Aquila |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 19h 18m 24.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −01° 35′ 46.9″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1825 |

## 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) | 13.30 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.30 |

### 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 | 91 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.000304 |
| Major axis | 0.26′ |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Albert Marth, John Frederick William Herschel |

### 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 | Q966685 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 6778 |

### 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 6778 |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 180871
- IRAS: IRAS 19158-0141
- LEDA: LEDA 3099097
- NGC: NGC 6778
- NGC: NGC 6785
- PGC: PGC 3099097
- PN: PN G034.5-06.7

## 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 6778 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6778

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-6778,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 6778}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-6778},
  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-6778