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  2. Owl Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. [2] Estimated to be about 8,000 years old, [ 6 ] it is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure.

  3. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Owl Nebula: M97: NGC 3587: 1781 2.6 (approx.) 9.9 Ursa Major: Twin Jet Nebula or ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata ...

  4. Southern Owl Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Owl Nebula (PLN 283+25.1, ESO 378-1) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hydra. The nebula lies at a distance of 2,030 light years from Earth. It is named so because of its resemblance to the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major. [2] The nebula is notably symmetric, round, and has a diameter of approximately four light-years ...

  5. Messier 82 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.It is the second-largest member of the M81 Group, with the D 25 isophotal diameter of 12.52 kiloparsecs (40,800 light-years).

  6. Ursa Major - Wikipedia

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    M97, also called the Owl Nebula, is a planetary nebula 1,630 light-years from Earth; it has a magnitude of approximately 10. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain. [21] M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy located 25 million light-years from Earth. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.

  7. Messier 81 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.It has a D 25 isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs (96,000 light-years).

  8. Aquila (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    IRAS 19024+0044 is a protoplanetary nebula in Aquila. Three interesting planetary nebulae lie in Aquila: NGC 6804 shows a small but bright ring. NGC 6781 bears some resemblance with the Owl Nebula in Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. [36] NGC 6751, also known as the Glowing Eye, is a planetary nebula. The nebula is ...

  9. Messier 108 - Wikipedia

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    Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy [6]) is a barred spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away from Earth [3] [7] in the northern constellation Ursa Major.