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  2. Boomerang Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Boomerang Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula [2] located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It is also known as the Bow Tie Nebula and catalogued as LEDA 3074547. [ 3 ] The nebula's temperature is measured at 1 K (−272.15 °C ; −457.87 °F ) making it the coolest natural place currently known in the Universe .

  3. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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    Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula: NGC 6751: 1863 6.5 11.9 Aquila: Turtle Nebula: NGC 6210: 1825 4.7 9.3 Hercules: Bow-Tie Nebula: NGC 40: Caldwell 2 ...

  4. NGC 7027 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 7027, also known as the Jewel Bug Nebula or the Magic Carpet Nebula, [6] is a very young and dense planetary nebula [7] located around 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.

  5. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    [O II] nebula Longest cool filament near a quasar as of 2022. Quasar is located at z=1.13. Filament is accreted into the galaxy and subsequently to the quasar. EELR of 3C 458: 363,000 ly (111,000 pc) [19] emission line nebula The size is likely larger. The paper only describes the maximal distance to the nucleus and not the entire size.

  6. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    The Sun; Sirius A with Sirius B, a white dwarf; the Crab Nebula, a remnant supernova; A black hole (artist concept); Vela Pulsar, a rotating neutron star; M80, a globular cluster, and the Pleiades, an open star cluster; The Whirlpool galaxy and Abell 2744, a galaxy cluster; Superclusters, galactic filaments and voids

  7. Helix Nebula - Wikipedia

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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] The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years. [4]

  8. Lists of nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The following articles contain lists of nebulae: List of dark nebulae; List of diffuse nebulae; List of largest nebulae; List of planetary nebulae;

  9. NGC 3132 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 3132 (also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula, [2] the Southern Ring Nebula, [2] or Caldwell 74) is a bright and extensively studied planetary nebula in the constellation Vela. Its distance from Earth is estimated at 613 pc or 2,000 light-years .