Messier 27.
Nebulosa planetaria en la constelación de vulpecula.
Coordenadas AR: 19:59:36,38 (hh:mm:ss) Dec: +22:43:15,7 (º:’:»)
Magnitud aparente: 7,40
Identificador ngc: 6853
WIKIPEDIA:
La nebulosa Dumbbell (también conocida como Objeto Messier 27, M27 o NGC 6853) es una nebulosa planetaria[1] en la constelación de Vulpecula, a una distancia de 1250 al.
Esta nebulosa fue la primera nebulosa planetaria descubierta, descrita por Charles Messier en 1764. Con una magnitud aparente de 7,4 y un diámetro de 8 minutos de arco, es fácil de observar con unos binoculares.
La nebulosa Dumbbell tiene una edad estimada de 3000 a 4000 años.
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