From Handwiki The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.
| Image | Name | Messier Catalogue[lower-alpha 1] | NGC[lower-alpha 1] | Other designation[lower-alpha 1] |
Date discovered[lower-alpha 1] |
Distance (kly) [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
Apparent magnitude (visual)[lower-alpha 1] |
Constellation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula |
NGC 6751 | 1863 | 6.5 | 11.9 | Aquila | ||
| File:NGC 6210 HST.tif | Turtle Nebula | NGC 6210 | 1825 | 4.7 | 9.3 | Hercules | ||
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Bow-Tie Nebula | NGC 40 | Caldwell 2 | 1788 | 3.5 | 11.4 | Cepheus | |
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Ghost of Jupiter | NGC 3242 | 1785 | 1.4 | 8.6 | Hydra | ||
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Blinking Planetary | NGC 6826 | Caldwell 15 | 2.0 | 8.8 | Cygnus | ||
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Dumbbell Nebula | M27 | NGC 6853 | 1764 | 1.36 +0.16−0.21 | 7.5 | Vulpecula | |
| Ring Nebula | M57 | NGC 6720 | 1779 | 2.3 +1.5−0.7 | 9 | Lyra | ||
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Eskimo Nebula or Clown-faced Nebula | NGC 2392 | 1787 | 2.9 (approx.) |
10.1 | Gemini | ||
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Cat's Eye Nebula | NGC 6543 | 1786 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 9.8B | Draco | ||
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Little Ghost Nebula | NGC 6369 | 1800 (prior to) |
9.9 | Ophiuchus | |||
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Medusa Nebula | Abell 21 | 1955 | 1.0 (approx.) |
15.99 | Gemini | ||
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Jewel Bug Nebula | NGC 7027 | 1878 | 3.0 (approx.) |
10 | Cygnus | ||
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Helix Nebula | NGC 7293 | 1824 | 0.68 +0.15−0.08 | 7.6 | Aquarius | ||
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Little Dumbbell Nebula | M76 | NGC 650, NGC 651 | 1780 | 3.4 (approx.) |
10.1 | Perseus | |
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Owl Nebula | M97 | NGC 3587 | 1781 | 2.6 (approx.) |
9.9 | Ursa Major | |
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Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula |
M2-9 | 1947 | 2.1 | 14.7 | Ophiuchus | ||
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Footprint Nebula | M1-92 | 1946 | 15.0 (maximum) |
11.7 | Cygnus | ||
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NGC 7026 | 1873 | 5.6 | 10.0 | Cygnus | |||
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Butterfly Nebula | NGC 2346 | 1802 | 3.9 (approx.) |
11.9 | Monoceros | ||
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Abell 39 | 1955 | 6.8 (approx.) |
13.7 | Hercules | |||
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Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula | PK 164+31.1 | 1939 | 1.6 (approx.) |
14.0 | Lynx | ||
| Lemon Slice Nebula | IC 3568 | 1918 | 4.5 (approx.) |
12 | Camelopardalis | |||
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Soap Bubble Nebula | PN G75.5 1.7 | 2008 | 4 (approx.) |
Cygnus | |||
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IC 289 | 1888 | 5.2 (approx.) |
Cassiopeia | ||||
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IC 2149 | 1906 | 3.6 | 10.6 | Auriga | |||
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IC 4593 | 1907 | 12 | 10.84 | Hercules | |||
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IC 4997 | 8 | 11 | Sagitta | ||||
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Skull Nebula | NGC 246 | 1785 | 1.6 | 8 | Cetus | ||
| NGC 6058 | 1787 | 13 | Hercules | |||||
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Oyster Nebula | NGC 1501 | 1787 | 4.2 | 13 | Camelopardalis | ||
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NGC 1514 | 1790 | 2.2 | 9.4 | Taurus | |||
| NGC 7048 | PK 088-01.1 | 1878 | 5.2 (approx.) |
12.1 | Cygnus | |||
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NGC 2022 | 1785 | 7 (approx.) |
12.8 | Orion | |||
| NGC 2371 | 1785 | 4.3 | 13 | Gemini | ||||
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Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb | NGC 6572 | 1825 | 2.5 | 8.1 | Ophiuchus | ||
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NGC 6781 | 1788 | 2.5 | 11.4 | Aquila | |||
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NGC 6790 | 1882 | 11 | 10.5 | Aquila | |||
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NGC 6881 | 1881 | 13.8 | Cygnus | ||||
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NGC 6884 | 1883 | 6.5 | 10.9 | Cygnus | |||
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NGC 6891 | 1884 | 7.2 | 10.5 | Delphinus | |||
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NGC 6886 | 1884 | 15.0 + 3.3 | 11.8 | Sagitta | |||
| NGC 6742 | Abell 50 | 1788 | 16.5 | Draco | ||||
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NGC 6894 | PK 069-02.1 | 1784 | 4.2 | 12.3 | Cygnus | ||
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Blue Flash Nebula | NGC 6905 | 1784 | 7.5 (approx.) |
10.9 | Delphinus | ||
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NGC 6804 | 1791 | 12.5 (approx.) |
11.2 | Aquila | |||
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Fetus Nebula | NGC 7008 | 1787 | 2.7 | 12 | Cygnus | ||
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NGC 7354 | 1787 | 5.5 | Cepheus | ||||
| Blue Snowball Nebula | NGC 7662 | 1784 | 8.6 | Andromeda | ||||
| NGC 6803 | 1882 | 12.5 | 11.1 | Aquila | ||||
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Abell 78 | 1966 | 13 | Cygnus | ||||
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Abell 31 | 1955 | 2 | 12.2 | Cancer | |||
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Soccer Ball Nebula | Kronberger 61 | 2011 | 13 | 18.4 | Cygnus | ||
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IC 1454 | 1891 | 13.7 (approx.) |
14 | Cepheus | |||
| Abell 12 | 6.9 | Orion | ||||||
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Hen 2-47 | 6.6 | Carina | |||||
| NGC 5844 | 1837 | 12.7 | Triangulum Australe | |||||
| File:The Crab of the Southern Sky Hen 2-104.tif | Southern Crab Nebula | Hen 2-104 | 1967 | 7 | 14.20 | Centaurus | ||
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NGC 5979 | 1835 | 13 (approx.) |
12.10 | Triangulum Australe | |||
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Red Spider Nebula | NGC 6537 | 1888 (prior to) |
3.9 (approx.) |
11.9 | Sagittarius | ||
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NGC 6565 | 14 | Sagittarius | |||||
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Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | NGC 6302 | Caldwell 69 | 1888 (prior to) |
3.4 ± 0.5 | 7.1B | Scorpius | |
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Saturn Nebula | NGC 7009 | 1782 | 3.0 (approx.) |
8.0 | Aquarius | ||
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Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula | NGC 3132 | 1888 (prior to) |
2.6 (approx.) |
9.87 | Vela | ||
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NGC 2438 | 1786 | 2.9 (approx.) |
11.5 | Puppis | |||
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NGC 2440 | 1790 | 3.6 (approx.) |
9.3 | Puppis | |||
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Spirograph Nebula | IC 418 | 1888–1894 | 1.3 (approx.) |
9.6 | Lepus | ||
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IC 1295 | 1867 | 4.7 (approx.) |
12.7 | Scutum | |||
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IC 2448 | 1898 | 11 (approx.) |
11.10 | Carina | |||
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IC 4663 | 1901 | 11 (approx.) |
Scorpius | ||||
| File:From Cosmic Spare Tyre to Ethereal Blossom.tif | Spare-Tyre Nebula | IC 5148 | 1894 | 3 (approx.) |
16.5 | Grus | ||
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Retina Nebula | IC 4406 | 1888–1907 | 2.0 (approx.) |
Lupus | |||
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Stingray Nebula | Hen 3-1357 | 1989 | 18 (approx.) |
10.75 | Ara | ||
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Spiral Planetary Nebula | NGC 5189 | 1835 | 2.6 (approx.) |
9.5 | Musca | ||
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Mz 1 | 1922 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | Norma | |||
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Ant Nebula | Mz 3 | 1922 | 8.0 (approx.) |
13.8 | Norma | ||
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Shapley 1 | PLN 329+2.1 | 1936 | ~1 | 12.6 | Norma | ||
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Engraved Hourglass Nebula | MyCn 18 | 1996 | 8.0 (approx.) |
13.0 | Musca | ||
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NGC 3918 | Blue Planetary | 1834 | 4.9 | 8.5 | Centaurus | ||
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NGC 6578 | 1882 | 5.5 (approx.) |
13.5 | Sagittarius | |||
| File:The planetary nebula Fleming 1 seen with ESO’s Very Large Telescope.tiff | Fleming 1 | G290.5+07.9 ESO 170-6 |
1888? | 7.9 | 13.1 | Centaurus | ||
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Southern Owl Nebula | PN K 1-22 ESO 378-1 |
1971[1] | 4.3[2] | 17.4[3] | Hydra | ||
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IC 4191 | 1907 | 11.6 | Musca | ||||
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IC 4634 | 1893 | 7.5 | 11.3 | Ophiuchus | |||
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IC 4637 | 1901 | 7.8 | 12.5 | Scorpius | |||
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Robin's Egg Nebula | NGC 1360 | 1868 | 1.5 (approx.) |
9.4 | Fornax | ||
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Cleopatra's Eye | NGC 1535 | 1785 | 6.5 (approx.) |
10.5 | Eridanus | ||
| File:Potw1339a.tif | NGC 2452 | 1847 | 12.20 | Puppis | ||||
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NGC 2899 | 1835 | 6.5 | 11.8 | Vela | |||
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NGC 2792 | 1835 | 11.6 | Vela | ||||
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NGC 2818 | 1826 | 10.4 | 12.50 | Pyxis | |||
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NGC 2867 | 1834 | 7.3 | 10 | Carina | |||
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NGC 3211 | 1837 | 11.5 | Carina | ||||
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NGC 3195 | 1835 | 5.5 (approx.) |
11.6 | Chamaeleon | |||
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NGC 4361 | 1785 | 3 (approx.) |
10.9 | Corvus | |||
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NGC 5307 | 1836 | 10 | 11.2 | Centaurus | |||
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NGC 5315 | 1883 | 7 (approx.) |
9.8 | Circinus | |||
| File:NGC 5882 HST.tif | NGC 5882 | 1834 | 9.4 | Lupus | ||||
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NGC 6072 | 1837 | 3.1 | 14 | Scorpius | |||
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NGC 6153 | 1883 | 4.4 | Scorpius | ||||
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Box Nebula | NGC 6309 | 1876 | 11.5 | Ophiuchus | |||
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NGC 6326 | 1826 | 11 | 12.2 | Ara | |||
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NGC 6563 | 1826 | 11 | Sagittarius | ||||
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NGC 6629 | 1784 | 11.3 | Sagittarius | ||||
| File:NGC 6741.tif | Phantom Streak Nebula | NGC 6741 | 1882 | 7 | 11 | Aquila | ||
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Little Gem Nebula | NGC 6818 | 1787 | 6 | 9.3 | Sagittarius | ||
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Abell 36 | 1955 | 0.78 | Virgo | ||||
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Abell 70 | 1966 | 7.8–16[4] | Aquila | ||||
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The Box Nebula | NGC 6445 | 1786 | 4.5 | 11.2 | Sagittarius | ||
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Eye of Sauron Nebula | M 1-42 | 10 | Sagittarius |
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