This I think is the most prettiest thing in space! Introducing the cats eye nebula!
The beatuiful Nebula was discovered by astrominer William Herschel on Febuary 15th 1786 in the constilattion of Draco
Right ascension 17h 58m 33.423s[1]
Declination +66° 37′ 59.52″[1]
Distance 3.3 ± 0.9 kly (1.0 ± 0.3 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.8B[1]
Apparent dimensions (V) Core: 20″[2]
Constellation Draco
Physical characteristics
Radius Core: 0.2 ly[note 1]
Absolute magnitude (V) −0.2+0.8
−0.6B[note 2]
Notable features complex structure
Other designations NGC 6543,[1] Snail Nebula,[1] Sunflower Nebula,[1] (includes IC 4677),[1] Caldwell 6
−0.6B[note 2]
Eleven or more concentric rings. |
1% of The Sun's mass. |