Nebula
A glowing shell of gas cast off by a dying star, forming a famous ring shape as seen from Earth.
| Type | Nebula |
|---|---|
| Nebula type | Planetary |
| Distance from Earth | 2,570 ly |
| Diameter | 11,300,000,000,000 km |
| Mass | 3.98 × 10^29 kg |
| Temperature | 9,727°C |
| Apparent magnitude | 8.8 |
| Redshift | 0 |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Discovered | 1779 |
At 11,300,000,000,000 km across, Ring Nebula is 886,830,953 times the diameter of Earth.
Its mass is 66,644 times the mass of Earth.
The light reaching us from Ring Nebula tonight left it around 2,570 years ago.
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 1779.
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