Messier 27
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M27
NGC 6853
Dumbell Nebula
PN (Planetary Nebula)
Vulpecula (Vul)
The Fox
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Emission
Distance
19h 59m 36s
+22° 43′ 18″
6.7′
+7.4v
OIII
1,200 ly
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
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Notes – Messier 27
– M27, NGC 6853, PK60-3.1, also known as the Hourglass Nebula and the Apple Core Nebula
– very bright and very large
– central star mag: +13.9
– quite possibly the finest planetary nebula
– age 20,000 years
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