Ring Nebula

At a glance

Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

Lyr

Right ascension

18h 53m 35.0s

Declination

+33° 02′

Apparent magnitude

8.8

Angular size

1.3x1.3′

Catalogue

NGC6720

Located in Lyra.

The outline on your card

A bright torus of glowing gas seen almost pole-on around a central white dwarf.

Outline class

Ring

Axis ratio

1.00 : 1

Central source

Single central star

Surface brightness

High

Recorded structure

Shell · Cavity · Outer halo

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