NGC 6720
This image is a part of the Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebulae.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | opo9738c18 |
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Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 17 December 1997, 06:00 |
Size: | 823 x 887 px |
About the Object
Name: | IRAS 18517+3257, M 57, Messier 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula |
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Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Distance: | 2300 light years |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 18 53 34.48 |
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Position (Dec): | 33° 1' 39.29" |
Field of view: | 1.36 x 1.47 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 36.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |