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NGC 6852 (also PK 42-14.1, IRAS 19581+0135, and WD 1958+015) is a magnitude +12.6 planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquila. 
The central star is at magnitude +17.9

The planetary nebula was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 25th June 1863.

Right Ascension 20h 00m 39.2s, Declination +01° 43' 43"



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