Nebula
One of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth, nicknamed the 'Eye of God' for its ring-like appearance.
| Type | Nebula |
|---|---|
| Nebula type | Planetary |
| Distance from Earth | 650 ly |
| Diameter | 54,304,400,000,000 km |
| Mass | 9.95 × 10^29 kg |
| Temperature | 9,727°C |
| Apparent magnitude | 7.6 |
| Redshift | 0 |
| Hemisphere | Southern |
| Discovered | 1824 |
At 54,304,400,000,000 km across, Helix Nebula is 4,261,842,725 times the diameter of Earth.
Its mass is 166,611 times the mass of Earth.
The light reaching us from Helix Nebula tonight left it around 650 years ago.
Of the 11 nebulas these pages cover, only 0 lie closer to us.
An average temperature of 10,000 K works out at 9,727 degrees Celsius, warmer than the 15 degrees Earth averages.
It has been on record since 1824.
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