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The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding , most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. [ 3 ]
English: The Helix Nebula: a Gaseous Envelope Expelled By a Dying Star About the Object. Object Name: Helix Nebula, NGC 7293 or "The Eye of God"
English: This video compares a new view of the Helix Nebula acquired with the VISTA telescope in infrared light with the more familiar view in visible light from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. The infrared vision of VISTA reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are mostly obscured in visible light images of the ...
Compared to the Helix Nebula, another planetary nebula in Aquarius, it is quite small. [33] NGC 7293, also known as the Helix Nebula, is the closest planetary nebula to Earth at a distance of 650 light-years. It covers 0.25 square degrees, making it also the largest planetary nebula as seen from Earth.
Cat's Eye Nebula: NGC 6543: 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco: Little Ghost Nebula: NGC 6369: 1800 (prior to) 2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus: Medusa Nebula: Abell 21 1955 1.0 (approx.) 15.99 Gemini: Jewel Bug Nebula: NGC 7027: 1878 3.0 (approx.) 10 Cygnus: Helix Nebula: NGC 7293: 1824 0.68 +0.15 −0.08: 7.6 Aquarius: Little Dumbbell Nebula: M76: NGC 650, NGC ...
Helix Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 0.522 Aquarius: 7.3 C64 NGC 2362: Tau Canis Majoris Cluster: Open Cluster and Nebula: 5.1 Canis Major: 4.1 C65 NGC 253: Sculptor Galaxy: Spiral Galaxy: 9,800 Sculptor: 7.1 C66 NGC 5694 Globular Cluster: 113 Hydra: 10.2 C67 NGC 1097 Barred Spiral Galaxy: 47,000 Fornax: 9.3 C68 NGC 6729: R CrA Nebula: Nebula: 0.424 ...
The Helix Nebula, blue shows infrared light of 3.6 to 4.5 micrometers, green shows infrared light of 5.8 to 8 micrometers, and red shows infrared light of 24 micrometers. In 2004, it was reported that Spitzer had spotted a faintly glowing body that may be the youngest star ever seen.
Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Four quasars embedded in the nebula. Likely progenitor of a massive galaxy cluster at z=2.05. Fabulous Nebula [13] 969,000 ly (297,000 pc) [14] Enormous Lyα nebula (ELAN) Also called SDSS J1020+1040 nebula, after the central quasar (aka 4C 10.29), located at z=3.164. Inspiraling material. [14]