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The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, [1] is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier 's catalog of comet -like objects as number 76.
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as the Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, and NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula (nebulosity surrounding a white dwarf) in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1360 light-years. [1] It was the first such nebula to be discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764.
To mark 34 years of service, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, which may contain evidence of one star devouring another.
Little Dumbbell Nebula: M76: NGC 650, NGC 651: 1780 3.4 (approx.) 10.1 Perseus: Owl Nebula: M97: NGC 3587: 1781 2.6 (approx.) 9.9 Ursa Major: Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula M2-9: 1947 2.1 14.7 Ophiuchus: NGC 7026: 1873 5.6 10.0 Cygnus: Butterfly Nebula: NGC 2346: 1802 3.9 (approx.) 11.9 Monoceros: Abell 39: 1955 6.8 (approx.) 13.7 Hercules ...
English: HaRGB image of The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76). Data from the Liverpool Telescope (a 2 m RC telescope on La Palma) processed by Göran Nilsson and Wim van Berlo. 150 exposures totalling 4.2 hours
The Dumbbell Nebula (M27), is a large, bright planetary nebula which was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier in 1764 as the very first object of its kind. [12] It can be seen with good binoculars in a dark sky location, appearing as a dimly glowing disk approximately 8 arcminutes in diameter. [13] The nebula is approximately ...
N. Lemon Slice Nebula; Necklace Nebula; NGC 40; NGC 246; NGC 1360; NGC 1501; NGC 1514; NGC 1535; NGC 2022; NGC 2242; NGC 2346; NGC 2371-2; NGC 2438; NGC 2440; NGC ...
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