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Ring Nebula
Ring Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

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.

      1. Name:
      2. Ring Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. planetary nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 9
      1. Size:
      2. 230"
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 6720
      1. Messier #:
      2. M57

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