M27 (NGC6853) - The Dumbbell Nebula

M27 (NGC6853)

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

 

(J2000) RA: 19h 59m 36.340s Dec: +22° 43′ 16.09″

The Dumbbell Nebula (M 27, NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1,360 light-years.

This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. Its visual magnitude is 7.5 and its diameter about 8 arcminutes.

 

 

 

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