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The Stingray Nebula (Hen 3-1357) is the youngest-known planetary nebula, having appeared in the 1980s. [2] The nebula is located in the direction of the southern constellation Ara (the Altar), and is located 18,000 light-years (5,600 parsecs ) away.
The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image Gum Nebula: 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula: Extends about 36° of the sky Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region: The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592
NGC 6326 is a complex and irregularly structured planetary nebula located in the constellation Ara.It was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 26 August 1826. . NGC 6326 is the result of the ejected material from the central binary star, which is nearing the end of its l
A haunting “face” on Jupiter and a glowing, skeletal hand-shaped nebula are just a couple of creepy celestial features recently spotted by NASA missions.
Cat's Eye Nebula: NGC 6543: 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco: Little Ghost Nebula: NGC 6369: 1800 (prior to) 2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus: Medusa Nebula: Abell 21 1955 1.0 (approx.) 15.99 Gemini: Jewel Bug Nebula: NGC 7027: 1878 3.0 (approx.) 10 Cygnus: Helix Nebula: NGC 7293: 1824 0.68 +0.15 −0.08: 7.6 Aquarius: Little Dumbbell Nebula: M76: NGC 650, NGC ...
NGC 6362 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara, lying close to Apus in the southern sky. A telescope with a 150mm primary mirror is required to resolve the stars within this irregularly shaped cluster. [4]
Volume of the bright inner nebula of the Cat's Eye Nebula [16] 5.5 × 10 46: The volume of a Bok globule like Barnard 68 [19] [20] 4.4 × 10 47: The volume of a Bok globule one light year across [19] [20] 8.47 × 10 47: One cubic light-year ~1.7 × 10 48: Volume of the Oort Cloud, assuming a radius of 50 000 AU ~1.6 × 10 49: Volume of the ...
NGC 1342, sometimes also known as the Stingray Cluster, [3] is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was discovered by William Herschel on 28 December 1799. It is located in the south of the constellation, almost halfway between Algol (β Persei) and ζ Persei , away from the plane of the Milky Way.