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Blinking Planetary
Blinking Planetary
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Blinking Planetary - planetary nebula

Blinking Planetary , is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus .

Blinking Planetary is magnitude 8.8 and is 27" x 24" in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Blinking Planetary
      1. Type:
      2. planetary nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 8.8
      1. Size:
      2. 27" x 24"
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 6826
      1. Caldwell #:
      2. C15

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.