M 57 · Planetary nebula · Lyra

Ring Nebula

Also known as NGC 6720

Shot with Dwarf Mini ×1

• Messier 57→
• Smart Telescope · Small Targets→

More about M 57

• See all on Explore
• Upload a picture of M 57

Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

Lyra

Position (J2000)

18h 53m 35s · +33° 01′ 43″

Discovered

by Charles Messier and Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix in 1779

Pictures

1

Magnitude

8.8

visual

Size

1.3′

Distance

~2,600 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.