Ring Nebula
Planetary Nebula M57
(also known as the
Ring Nebula
,
NGC 6720
or
Messier Object 57
) is located in the
constellation
Lyra
. It is among the most well known and recognizable examples of a
planetary nebula
. The nebula is located at 0.7
kpc
(2300
light-years
) from
Earth
and was discovered by
Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
in
1779
. M57 is illuminated by a
white dwarf
of 15.8
visual magnitude
.
Related topics
List of planetary nebulas
Messier object
New General Catalogue
External links
SEDS: Messier Object 57
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