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The Helix

HELIX · planetary nebula · Common

The Helix

About 650 light-years away, nearly as wide as the full Moon.

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Observation status: Not observableSpread too thin to show through a city sky (surface brightness 23.2; it needs 22.0).See this week’s vote

The real thing

Photograph
The Helix, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope
NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO) · CC BY 4.0

Record

NGC 7293
Object
planetary nebula
Rarity
Common
RA
22:29:38.04
Dec
-20:50:13.92
DISTANCE
~650 ly
SIZE
~2.5 ly
AGE
~10,000 yr
Editions issued
0 / 300
Direct price
$3
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