The Cat’s Eye — Genesis · Skychaser

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planetary nebula

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The Cat’s Eye

Hubble’s 1994 picture of it stunned astronomers.

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The Cat’s Eye, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope — ESA, NASA, HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · CC BY 4.0

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Object: planetary nebula
Rarity: Common
RA: 17:58:32.88
Dec: +66:37:59.16
DISTANCE: ~3,300 ly
SHELLS: 11 or more
FIRST: Spectrum 1864
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