Ring Nebula
Cosmic StructuregalacticESTABLISHED
aka M57 · NGC 6720
Universe / Cosmic Web / Ring Nebula
Classic planetary nebula in Lyra — a dying sun-like star's ejected shell.
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extent2.6 ly
scale domaingalactic
true distance0.70 kpc
rendered radius69.9 u
directionreal
confidence67%
evidenceestablished
imported fromexpanded-curated
sources
- · Curated expanded catalog (manual)
- · literature (~2.6 ly) (dataset)
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same type (cosmic structure)