Ring Nebula - planetary nebula
Ring Nebula , is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Lyra .
Ring Nebula is magnitude 9 and is 230" in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Ring Nebula
- Type:
- planetary nebula
- Magnitude:
- 9
- Size:
- 230"
- Constellation:
- Lyra
- NGC:
- NGC 6720
- Messier #:
- M57
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.