NGC 6578 is a planetary nebula located in Sagittarius. It is magnitude 13.5 with diameter 8 arc seconds. It has a 16th magnitude central star, which is an O-type star with a spectral type of Of. It is seen near the star 16 Sagittarii.
See also List of NGC objects
References
Robert Burnham Jr., Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An observer's guide to the universe beyond the solar system, vol 3, p. 1557
External links Media related to NGC 6578 at Wikimedia Commons The Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Hubble picture and information on NGC 6578 [1] Hubble December 17, 1997