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List of planetary nebulae

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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]
NGC6751.jpg 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
Ngc40.jpg Bow-Tie Nebula NGC 40 Caldwell 2 1788 3.5 11.4 Cepheus
Ngc3242b.jpg Ghost of Jupiter NGC 3242 1785 1.4 8.6 Hydra
NGC 6826HSTFull.jpg Blinking Planetary NGC 6826 Caldwell 15 2.0 8.8 Cygnus
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula.jpg Dumbbell Nebula M27 NGC 6853 1764 1.36 +0.16−0.21 7.5 Vulpecula
M57 The Ring Nebula.JPG Ring Nebula M57 NGC 6720 1779 2.3 +1.5−0.7 9 Lyra
Ngc2392.jpg Eskimo Nebula or Clown-faced Nebula NGC 2392 1787 2.9
(approx.) 		10.1 Gemini
NGC6543.jpg Cat's Eye Nebula NGC 6543 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco
Littleghostnebula.jpg Little Ghost Nebula NGC 6369 1800
(prior to) 		9.9 Ophiuchus
Medusa nebula.jpg Medusa Nebula Abell 21 1955 1.0
(approx.) 		15.99 Gemini
NGC 7027HSTFull.jpg Jewel Bug Nebula NGC 7027 1878 3.0
(approx.) 		10 Cygnus
NGC 7293.jpg Helix Nebula NGC 7293 1824 0.68 +0.15−0.08 7.6 Aquarius
M76-RL5-DDmin-Gamma-LRGB 883x628.jpg Little Dumbbell Nebula M76 NGC 650, NGC 651 1780 3.4
(approx.) 		10.1 Perseus
M97.jpg Owl Nebula M97 NGC 3587 1781 2.6
(approx.) 		9.9 Ursa Major
Planetary Nebula M2-9.jpg Twin Jet Nebula or
Butterfly Nebula 		M2-9 1947 2.1 14.7 Ophiuchus
Minkowski 92.jpg Footprint Nebula M1-92 1946 15.0
(maximum) 		11.7 Cygnus
NGC 7026 HST.jpg NGC 7026 1873 5.6 10.0 Cygnus
NGC2346.jpg Butterfly Nebula NGC 2346 1802 3.9
(approx.) 		11.9 Monoceros
Abell 39.jpg Abell 39 1955 6.8
(approx.) 		13.7 Hercules
Jones-Emberson1HunterWilson.jpg Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula PK 164+31.1 1939 1.6
(approx.) 		14.0 Lynx
IC 3568 "Lemon Slice".jpg Lemon Slice Nebula IC 3568 1918 4.5
(approx.) 		12 Camelopardalis
Soap Bubble Nebula.jpg Soap Bubble Nebula PN G75.5 1.7 2008 4
(approx.) 		Cygnus
IC 289 Geckzilla.jpg IC 289 1888 5.2
(approx.) 		Cassiopeia
IC2149PLN01a.jpg IC 2149 1906 3.6 10.6 Auriga
IC 4593.png IC 4593 1907 12 10.84 Hercules
IC 4997-HST-R555GB814.png IC 4997 8 11 Sagitta
NGC 246.jpg Skull Nebula NGC 246 1785 1.6 8 Cetus
NGC 6058 1787 13 Hercules
A hazy nebula.jpg Oyster Nebula NGC 1501 1787 4.2 13 Camelopardalis
NGC1514.jpg NGC 1514 1790 2.2 9.4 Taurus
NGC 7048 PK 088-01.1 1878 5.2
(approx.) 		12.1 Cygnus
NGC2022.jpg NGC 2022 1785 7
(approx.) 		12.8 Orion
NGC 2371.png NGC 2371 1785 4.3 13 Gemini
NGC 6572.jpg Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb NGC 6572 1825 2.5 8.1 Ophiuchus
NGC-6781.jpg NGC 6781 1788 2.5 11.4 Aquila
Ngc6790 (1).jpg NGC 6790 1882 11 10.5 Aquila
NGC 6881 HST.jpg NGC 6881 1881 13.8 Cygnus
NGC 6884.jpg NGC 6884 1883 6.5 10.9 Cygnus
NGC 6891.jpg NGC 6891 1884 7.2 10.5 Delphinus
NGC 6886.jpg NGC 6886 1884 15.0 + 3.3 11.8 Sagitta
NGC 6742 Abell 50 1788 16.5 Draco
N6894s.jpg NGC 6894 PK 069-02.1 1784 4.2 12.3 Cygnus
NGC 6905 - VLT(FORS2) - RHaBOIII.png Blue Flash Nebula NGC 6905 1784 7.5
(approx.) 		10.9 Delphinus
NGC 6804-HST-R814GB555.png NGC 6804 1791 12.5
(approx.) 		11.2 Aquila
N7008s.jpg Fetus Nebula NGC 7008 1787 2.7 12 Cygnus
NGC 7354.jpg NGC 7354 1787 5.5 Cepheus
NGC 7662 "Blue Snowball".jpg Blue Snowball Nebula NGC 7662 1784 8.6 Andromeda
NGC 6803 1882 12.5 11.1 Aquila
Abell78s.jpg Abell 78 1966 13 Cygnus
Abell31s.jpg Abell 31 1955 2 12.2 Cancer
Kronberger-61.jpg Soccer Ball Nebula Kronberger 61 2011 13 18.4 Cygnus
IC 1454.jpg IC 1454 1891 13.7
(approx.) 		14 Cepheus
Abell 12 6.9 Orion
Hen2-47.jpg 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
NGC 5979.jpg NGC 5979 1835 13
(approx.) 		12.10 Triangulum Australe
NGC6537.jpg Red Spider Nebula NGC 6537 1888
(prior to) 		3.9
(approx.) 		11.9 Sagittarius
NGC 6565.jpg NGC 6565 14 Sagittarius
NGC 6302 Hubble 2009.full.jpg Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 Caldwell 69 1888
(prior to) 		3.4 ± 0.5 7.1B Scorpius
NGC 7009 Hubble.jpg Saturn Nebula NGC 7009 1782 3.0
(approx.) 		8.0 Aquarius
NGC 3132.jpg Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula NGC 3132 1888
(prior to) 		2.6
(approx.) 		9.87 Vela
N2438s-crop.jpg NGC 2438 1786 2.9
(approx.) 		11.5 Puppis
Ngc 2440.jpg NGC 2440 1790 3.6
(approx.) 		9.3 Puppis
Spirograph Nebula - Hubble 1999.jpg Spirograph Nebula IC 418 1888–1894 1.3
(approx.) 		9.6 Lepus
ESO's VLT images the planetary nebula IC 1295.jpg IC 1295 1867 4.7
(approx.) 		12.7 Scutum
IC 2448.jpg IC 2448 1898 11
(approx.) 		11.10 Carina
IC 4663.jpg 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
Retinanebel.jpg Retina Nebula IC 4406 1888–1907 2.0
(approx.) 		Lupus
Stingraynebula.jpg Stingray Nebula Hen 3-1357 1989 18
(approx.) 		10.75 Ara
NGC 5189.jpg Spiral Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 1835 2.6
(approx.) 		9.5 Musca
Menzel 1 - EFOSC.2003-02-04T08 59 53.985.png Mz 1 1922 3.4 ± 0.5 12.0 Norma
Ant Nebula.jpg Ant Nebula Mz 3 1922 8.0
(approx.) 		13.8 Norma
Fine Ring Nebula.jpg Shapley 1 PLN 329+2.1 1936 ~1 12.6 Norma
MyCn18-crop.png Engraved Hourglass Nebula MyCn 18 1996 8.0
(approx.) 		13.0 Musca
Planetary nebula NGC 3918.jpg NGC 3918 Blue Planetary 1834 4.9 8.5 Centaurus
Ngc6578.jpg 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
Eso1532a.jpg Southern Owl Nebula PN K 1-22
ESO 378-1 		1971[1] 4.3[2] 17.4[3] Hydra
IC 4191.jpg IC 4191 1907 11.6 Musca
IC 4634.jpg IC 4634 1893 7.5 11.3 Ophiuchus
IC 4637.jpg IC 4637 1901 7.8 12.5 Scorpius
NGC1360 Planetary Nebula from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg Robin's Egg Nebula NGC 1360 1868 1.5
(approx.) 		9.4 Fornax
N1535s.jpg Cleopatra's Eye NGC 1535 1785 6.5
(approx.) 		10.5 Eridanus
File:Potw1339a.tif NGC 2452 1847 12.20 Puppis
NGC 2899.png NGC 2899 1835 6.5 11.8 Vela
NGC 2792.jpg NGC 2792 1835 11.6 Vela
NGC 2818 by the Hubble Space Telescope.jpg NGC 2818 1826 10.4 12.50 Pyxis
NGC 2867.jpg NGC 2867 1834 7.3 10 Carina
NGC 3211.png NGC 3211 1837 11.5 Carina
Ngc3195.jpg NGC 3195 1835 5.5
(approx.) 		11.6 Chamaeleon
NGC 4361.jpg NGC 4361 1785 3
(approx.) 		10.9 Corvus
NGC 5307.jpg NGC 5307 1836 10 11.2 Centaurus
NGC 5315HSTfull.jpg NGC 5315 1883 7
(approx.) 		9.8 Circinus
File:NGC 5882 HST.tif NGC 5882 1834 9.4 Lupus
NGC 6072.jpg NGC 6072 1837 3.1 14 Scorpius
A nitrogen-rich nebula.jpg NGC 6153 1883 4.4 Scorpius
NGC 6309.jpg Box Nebula NGC 6309 1876 11.5 Ophiuchus
NGC 6326 by Hubble Space Telescope.jpg NGC 6326 1826 11 12.2 Ara
N6563s.jpg NGC 6563 1826 11 Sagittarius
NGC 6629.jpg NGC 6629 1784 11.3 Sagittarius
File:NGC 6741.tif Phantom Streak Nebula NGC 6741 1882 7 11 Aquila
Little gem.jpg Little Gem Nebula NGC 6818 1787 6 9.3 Sagittarius
Abell36s.jpg Abell 36 1955 0.78 Virgo
Abell70.jpg Abell 70 1966 7.8–16[4] Aquila
NGC 6445 PanSTARRS1 r.g.jpg The Box Nebula NGC 6445 1786 4.5 11.2 Sagittarius
Hubble Observes Glowing, Fiery Shells of Gas.jpg Eye of Sauron Nebula M 1-42 10 Sagittarius
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Table entries are sourced from the individual articles, where available, for each nebula. Please see the linked article on the nebula for references.
  2. ↑ Many distances are estimates (denoted by the approx. suffix), as true distances are difficult to infer for planetary nebulae. Please see main article, Planetary nebulae, for more details on distance estimates.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kohoutek, L. (1971). "New planetary nebula". Astronomy and Astrophysics 13: 493. Bibcode: 1971A&A....13..493K. 
  2. ↑ Jacob, R.; Schönberner, D.; Steffen, M. (2013). "The evolution of planetary nebulae". Astronomy & Astrophysics 558: A78. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321532. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2013A&A...558A..78J. 
  3. ↑ Phillips, J. P. (2005). "The distances of highly evolved planetary nebulae". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 357 (2): 619–625. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08676.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2005MNRAS.357..619P. 
  4. ↑ Miszalski, B.; Boffin, H. M. J.; Frew, D. J.; Acker, A.; Köppen, J.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Parker, Q. A. (2012). "A barium central star binary in the Type I diamond ring planetary nebula Abell 70". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 419 (1): 39–49. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19667.x. Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.419...39M. 



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