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The Ring Nebula

M57 · planetary nebula · Rare

The Ring Nebula

Found in 1779, between two stars of the Lyre.

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Photograph
The Ring Nebula, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope
NASA, ESA, and C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University) · CC BY 4.0

Record

M57 (NGC 6720)
Object
planetary nebula
Rarity
Rare
RA
18:53:09.60
Dec
+33:01:44.40
DISTANCE
~2,300 ly
SIZE
~1.3 ly
MAGNITUDE
8.8
Editions issued
0 / 100
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