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NGC7293 (2004)
Exposure: HST: november 19, 2002, CTIO: September 17/18, 2003.
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Credit line
- Image, news release
- Rights
- Public domain, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed
About this work
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"
Object Description: Planetary Nebula
Position (J2000): R.A. 22h 29m 48.20s
Dec. -20° 49' 26.0"
Constellation: Aquarius
Distance: About 690 light-years (213 parsecs)
Dimensions: The image is roughly 28.7 arcminutes (5.6 light-years or 1.7 parsecs) across.
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