DSS image of Dumbbell Nebula (ground-based image)
Close up of M27, The Dumbbell Nebula, as taken by the Digitized Sky Survey.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Dumbbell Nebula, IRAS 19574+2234, M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 1200 light years |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 59 36.21 |
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| Position (Dec): | 22° 43' 1.37" |
| Field of view: | 14.98 x 14.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.9° right of vertical |
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