DSS image of Dumbbell Nebula (ground-based image)
Close up of M27, The Dumbbell Nebula, as taken by the Digitized Sky Survey.
Credit:Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Dumbbell Nebula, IRAS 19574+2234, M 27, Messier 27, NGC 6853 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
Distance: | 1200 light years |
Constellation: | Vulpecula |
Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 19 59 36.21 |
Position (Dec): | 22° 43' 1.37" |
Field of view: | 14.98 x 14.98 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.9° right of vertical |