M27, NGC 6853, Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula, Messier object 27 (M27), NGC6853, in the constellation Vulpecula, as seen by the Kitt Peak 4-meter Mayall telescope in 1973. The nebula is about 850 light-years away from Earth and about 1.5 light-years in diameter (although both distance and size are very poorly constrained).
Credit:Bill Schoening/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-02185 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
| Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Dumbbell Nebula, M27, NGC 6853 |
| Constellation: | Vulpecula |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 19 59 12.08 |
| Position (Dec): | 22° 38' 40.54" |
| Field of view: | 19.50 x 15.48 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.3° left of vertical |
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