Cat's Eye Nebula image imaged with Digitized Sky Survey 2 (ground-based image)
The image of the area around the Cat's Eye Nebula was composed from three Digitized Sky Survey 2 images taken through blue, red and infrared filters. The image spans 1 x 1 degree.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic0414d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 September 2004, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0414 |
| Size: | 3478 x 3427 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cat's Eye Nebula, IRAS 17584+6638A, NGC 6543 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 3000 light years |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 58 35.49 |
| Position (Dec): | 66° 38' 2.94" |
| Field of view: | 59.13 x 58.26 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.1° left of vertical |
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