Blue Snowball Nebula

At a glance

Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

And

Right ascension

23h 25m 54.0s

Declination

+42° 32′

Apparent magnitude

8.3

Angular size

0.3x0.3′

Catalogue

NGC7662

Located in Andromeda.

The outline on your card

An intense, nearly circular blue shell has a faint outer halo.

Outline class

Ring

Axis ratio

1.00 : 1

Central source

Single central star

Surface brightness

High

Recorded structure

Shell · Cavity · Multiple shells

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