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Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula in Lyra, also known as M57 or NGC 6720 is the most famous example of a planetary nebula. Located at 0.7 kpc (2300 light-years) from us, the nebula is illuminated by a white dwarf of 15.8 visual magnitude.

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List of astronomical topics | List of astronomical topics (N-Z) | Messier catalogue | Messier number | Messier object | Messier objects | Planetary nebula | Planetary nebulae

 

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