* Astronomy

NGC 6153 (also PN G341.8+05.4, ESO 331-6 and HD 148687) is a magnitude +11.5 planetary nebula located 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius.

The planetary nebula was discovered by English astronomer Ralph Copeland using a 6" refractor from Puno in the Andes on the 27th May 1883. 

Right Ascension 16h 31m 30.6s, Declination -40° 15' 12"

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