M 27 · Planetary nebula · Vulpecula

Dumbbell Nebula

Also known as NGC 6853

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Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

Vulpecula

Position (J2000)

19h 59m 36s · +22° 43′ 16″

Discovered

by Charles Messier in 1764

Pictures

1

Magnitude

7.4

visual

Size

6.7′

Distance

~1,000 ly

Best months

Jun–Aug

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.