Helix Nebula
Cosmic StructuregalacticESTABLISHED
aka NGC 7293
Universe / Cosmic Web / Helix Nebula
One of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth.
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extent2.9 ly
scale domaingalactic
true distance655 ly
rendered radius42.5 u
directionreal
confidence70%
evidenceestablished
imported fromexpanded-curated
sources
- · Curated expanded catalog (manual)
- · literature (~2.9 ly) (dataset)
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same type (cosmic structure)