Observer's guide
About Bug Nebula
Bug Nebula (C69) is catalogued as a planetary nebula in Scorpius. Its J2000 position is RA 17:13:44, Dec -37:06:16, corresponding to 258.4354 degrees RA and -37.1031 degrees Dec. The local catalogue places it about 5,200 light-years away. Its referenced angular extent is approximately 0.47 by 0.45 arcminutes.
Observing tips
StarWatchr rates this as a very hard target at magnitude 9.6. It is associated with summer observing, with midnight placement typically strongest around June. From 52 degrees north its theoretical meridian altitude is about 0.9 degrees; local horizons and the live altitude chart determine the practical window.
Because it is faint, use a larger aperture where possible, avoid bright Moon conditions, and use averted vision.
What to expect
The SIMBAD classification for the matched source is PN. A published radial velocity value is -35.7 km/s. The SIMBAD record currently connects it to 826 bibliographic references.
At roughly 0.5 arcminutes across, it benefits from a narrower field and adequate image scale. Use the listed 0.47 by 0.45 arcminute extent to check framing, and treat catalogue magnitude as integrated brightness rather than a direct measure of visual contrast.