Nebula 055 / 100
Eight-Burst Nebula
NGC3132
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At a glance
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Vel
- Right ascension
- 10h 07m 01.7s
- Declination
- −40° 26′
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.2
- Angular size
- 0.5x0.5′
- Catalogue
- NGC3132
Located in Vela.
The outline on your card
A bright ring with a distinct central star and faint radial structure.
- Outline class
- Ring
- Axis ratio
- 1.00 : 1
- Central source
- Multiple central stars
- Surface brightness
- High
- Recorded structure
- Shell · Filaments · Figure eight
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