Nebula 048 / 100
Helix Nebula
NGC7293
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At a glance
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Aqr
- Right ascension
- 22h 29m 38.6s
- Declination
- −20° 50′
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.3
- Angular size
- 16.3x16.3′
- Catalogue
- NGC7293
Located in Aquarius.
The outline on your card
A nearby planetary seen face-on as a broad ring traced by many radial cometary knots.
- Outline class
- Ring
- Axis ratio
- 1.00 : 1
- Central source
- Single central star
- Surface brightness
- High
- Recorded structure
- Cavity · Filaments · Knots · Radial arcs
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