Helix Nebula model (artist's impression)
Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to celestial objects like galaxies and nebulas. These objects are so far away that astronomers cannot see their three-dimensional structure.
Credit:NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), and M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon ( Space Telescope Science Institute)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Helix Nebula, IRAS 22267-2102, NGC 7293 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 700 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
