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NGC 6741 (also Phantom Streak Nebula, Jonckheere 475, 2MASS J19023710-0026566 and PK 033-02 1) is a magnitude +11.5 planetary nebula located 7000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila. 

The planetary nebula was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering using a 38.1 cm (15 inch) refractor at the Harvard College Observatory on the 18th August 1882.

Right Ascension 19h 02m 37.1s, Declination -00° 26' 56.6"

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