List of planetary nebulae
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The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.
| Image | Name | Messier Catalogue[lower-alpha 1] | NGC[lower-alpha 1] | Other designation[lower-alpha 1] |
Date discovered[lower-alpha 1] |
Distance (kly) [lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
Apparent magnitude (visual)[lower-alpha 1] |
Constellation[lower-alpha 1] |
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Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula |
NGC 6751 | 1863 | 6.5 | 11.9 | Aquila | ||
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Turtle Nebula | NGC 6210 | 1825 | 4.7 | 9.3 | Hercules | ||
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Bow-Tie Nebula | NGC 40 | Caldwell 2 | 1788 | 3.5 | 11.4 | Cepheus | |
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Ghost of Jupiter | NGC 3242 | 1785 | 1.4 | 8.6 | Hydra | ||
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Blinking Planetary | NGC 6826 | Caldwell 15 | 2.0 | 8.8 | Cygnus | ||
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Dumbbell Nebula | M27 | NGC 6853 | 1764 | 1.36 +0.16 −0.21 |
7.5 | Vulpecula | |
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Ring Nebula | M57 | NGC 6720 | 1779 | 2.3 +1.5 −0.7 |
9 | Lyra | |
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Eskimo Nebula or Clown-faced Nebula | NGC 2392 | 1787 | 2.9 (approx.) |
10.1 | Gemini | ||
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Cat's Eye Nebula | NGC 6543 | 1786 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 9.8B | Draco | ||
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Little Ghost Nebula | NGC 6369 | 1800 (prior to) |
9.9 | Ophiuchus | |||
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Medusa Nebula | Abell 21 | 1955 | 1.0 (approx.) |
15.99 | Gemini | ||
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Jewel Bug Nebula | NGC 7027 | 1878 | 3.0 (approx.) |
10 | Cygnus | ||
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Helix Nebula | NGC 7293 | 1824 | 0.68 +0.15 −0.08 |
7.6 | Aquarius | ||
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Little Dumbbell Nebula | M76 | NGC 650, NGC 651 | 1780 | 3.4 (approx.) |
10.1 | Perseus | |
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Owl Nebula | M97 | NGC 3587 | 1781 | 2.6 (approx.) |
9.9 | Ursa Major | |
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Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula |
M2-9 | 1947 | 2.1 | 14.7 | Ophiuchus | ||
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Footprint Nebula | M1-92 | 1946 | 15.0 (maximum) |
11.7 | Cygnus | ||
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NGC 7026 | 1873 | 5.6 | 10.0 | Cygnus | |||
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Butterfly Nebula | NGC 2346 | 1802 | 3.9 (approx.) |
11.9 | Monoceros | ||
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Abell 39 | 1955 | 6.8 (approx.) |
13.7 | Hercules | |||
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Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula | PK 164+31.1 | 1939 | 1.6 (approx.) |
14.0 | Lynx | ||
![IC_3568_%22Lemon_Slice%22.jpg](/en/File:IC_3568_"Lemon_Slice".jpg) |
Lemon Slice Nebula | IC 3568 | 1918 | 4.5 (approx.) |
12 | Camelopardalis | ||
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Soap Bubble Nebula | PN G75.5 1.7 | 2008 | 4 (approx.) |
Cygnus | |||
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IC 289 | 1888 | 5.2 (approx.) |
Cassiopeia | ||||
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IC 2149 | 1906 | 3.6 | 10.6 | Auriga | |||
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IC 4593 | 1907 | 12 | 10.84 | Hercules | |||
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IC 4997 | 8 | 11 | Sagitta | ||||
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Skull Nebula | NGC 246 | 1785 | 1.6 | 8 | Cetus | ||
| NGC 6058 | 1787 | 13 | Hercules | |||||
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Oyster Nebula | NGC 1501 | 1787 | 4.2 | 13 | Camelopardalis | ||
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NGC 1514 | 1790 | 2.2 | 9.4 | Taurus | |||
| NGC 7048 | PK 088-01.1 | 1878 | 5.2 (approx.) |
12.1 | Cygnus | |||
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NGC 2022 | 1785 | 7 (approx.) |
12.8 | Orion | |||
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NGC 2371 | 1785 | 4.3 | 13 | Gemini | |||
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Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb | NGC 6572 | 1825 | 2.5 | 8.1 | Ophiuchus | ||
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NGC 6781 | 1788 | 2.5 | 11.4 | Aquila | |||
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NGC 6790 | 1882 | 11 | 10.5 | Aquila | |||
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NGC 6881 | 1881 | 13.8 | Cygnus | ||||
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NGC 6884 | 1883 | 6.5 | 10.9 | Cygnus | |||
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NGC 6891 | 1884 | 7.2 | 10.5 | Delphinus | |||
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NGC 6886 | 1884 | 15.0 + 3.3 | 11.8 | Sagitta | |||
| NGC 6742 | Abell 50 | 1788 | 16.5 | Draco | ||||
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NGC 6894 | PK 069-02.1 | 1784 | 4.2 | 12.3 | Cygnus | ||
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Blue Flash Nebula | NGC 6905 | 1784 | 7.5 (approx.) |
10.9 | Delphinus | ||
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NGC 6804 | 1791 | 12.5 (approx.) |
11.2 | Aquila | |||
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Fetus Nebula | NGC 7008 | 1787 | 2.7 | 12 | Cygnus | ||
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NGC 7354 | 1787 | 5.5 | Cepheus | ||||
![NGC_7662_%22Blue_Snowball%22.jpg](/en/File:NGC_7662_"Blue_Snowball".jpg) |
Blue Snowball Nebula | NGC 7662 | 1784 | 8.6 | Andromeda | |||
| NGC 6803 | 1882 | 12.5 | 11.1 | Aquila | ||||
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Abell 78 | 1966 | 13 | Cygnus | ||||
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Abell 31 | 1955 | 2 | 12.2 | Cancer | |||
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Soccer Ball Nebula | Kronberger 61 | 2011 | 13 | 18.4 | Cygnus | ||
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IC 1454 | 1891 | 13.7 (approx.) |
14 | Cepheus | |||
| Abell 12 | 6.9 | Orion | ||||||
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Hen 2-47 | 6.6 | Carina | |||||
| NGC 5844 | 1837 | 12.7 | Triangulum Australe | |||||
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Southern Crab Nebula | Hen 2-104 | 1967 | 7 | 14.20 | Centaurus | ||
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NGC 5979 | 1835 | 13 (approx.) |
12.10 | Triangulum Australe | |||
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Red Spider Nebula | NGC 6537 | 1888 (prior to) |
3.9 (approx.) |
11.9 | Sagittarius | ||
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NGC 6565 | 14 | Sagittarius | |||||
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Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | NGC 6302 | Caldwell 69 | 1888 (prior to) |
3.4 ± 0.5 | 7.1B | Scorpius | |
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Saturn Nebula | NGC 7009 | 1782 | 3.0 (approx.) |
8.0 | Aquarius | ||
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Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula | NGC 3132 | 1888 (prior to) |
2.6 (approx.) |
9.87 | Vela | ||
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NGC 2438 | 1786 | 2.9 (approx.) |
11.5 | Puppis | |||
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NGC 2440 | 1790 | 3.6 (approx.) |
9.3 | Puppis | |||
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Spirograph Nebula | IC 418 | 1888–1894 | 1.3 (approx.) |
9.6 | Lepus | ||
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IC 1295 | 1867 | 4.7 (approx.) |
12.7 | Scutum | |||
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IC 2448 | 1898 | 11 (approx.) |
11.10 | Carina | |||
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IC 4663 | 1901 | 11 (approx.) |
Scorpius | ||||
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Spare-Tyre Nebula | IC 5148 | 1894 | 3 (approx.) |
16.5 | Grus | ||
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Retina Nebula | IC 4406 | 1888–1907 | 2.0 (approx.) |
Lupus | |||
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Stingray Nebula | Hen 3-1357 | 1989 | 18 (approx.) |
10.75 | Ara | ||
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Spiral Planetary Nebula | NGC 5189 | 1835 | 2.6 (approx.) |
9.5 | Musca | ||
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Mz 1 | 1922 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | Norma | |||
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Ant Nebula | Mz 3 | 1922 | 8.0 (approx.) |
13.8 | Norma | ||
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Shapley 1 | PLN 329+2.1 | 1936 | ~1 | 12.6 | Norma | ||
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Engraved Hourglass Nebula | MyCn 18 | 1996 | 8.0 (approx.) |
13.0 | Musca | ||
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NGC 3918 | Blue Planetary | 1834 | 4.9 | 8.5 | Centaurus | ||
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NGC 6578 | 1882 | 5.5 (approx.) |
13.5 | Sagittarius | |||
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Fleming 1 | G290.5+07.9 ESO 170-6 |
1888? | 7.9 | 13.1 | Centaurus | ||
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Southern Owl Nebula | PN K 1-22 ESO 378-1 |
1971[1] | 4.3[2] | 17.4[3] | Hydra | ||
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IC 4191 | 1907 | 11.6 | Musca | ||||
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IC 4634 | 1893 | 7.5 | 11.3 | Ophiuchus | |||
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IC 4637 | 1901 | 7.8 | 12.5 | Scorpius | |||
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Robin's Egg Nebula | NGC 1360 | 1868 | 1.5 (approx.) |
9.4 | Fornax | ||
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Cleopatra's Eye | NGC 1535 | 1785 | 6.5 (approx.) |
10.5 | Eridanus | ||
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NGC 2452 | 1847 | 12.20 | Puppis | ||||
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NGC 2899 | 1835 | 6.5 | 11.8 | Vela | |||
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NGC 2792 | 1835 | 11.6 | Vela | ||||
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NGC 2818 | 1826 | 10.4 | 12.50 | Pyxis | |||
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NGC 2867 | 1834 | 7.3 | 10 | Carina | |||
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NGC 3211 | 1837 | 11.5 | Carina | ||||
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NGC 3195 | 1835 | 5.5 (approx.) |
11.6 | Chamaeleon | |||
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NGC 4361 | 1785 | 3 (approx.) |
10.9 | Corvus | |||
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NGC 5307 | 1836 | 10 | 11.2 | Centaurus | |||
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NGC 5315 | 1883 | 7 (approx.) |
9.8 | Circinus | |||
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NGC 5882 | 1834 | 9.4 | Lupus | ||||
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NGC 6072 | 1837 | 3.1 | 14 | Scorpius | |||
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NGC 6153 | 1883 | 4.4 | Scorpius | ||||
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Box Nebula | NGC 6309 | 1876 | 11.5 | Ophiuchus | |||
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NGC 6326 | 1826 | 11 | 12.2 | Ara | |||
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NGC 6563 | 1826 | 11 | Sagittarius | ||||
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NGC 6629 | 1784 | 11.3 | Sagittarius | ||||
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Phantom Streak Nebula | NGC 6741 | 1882 | 7 | 11 | Aquila | ||
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Little Gem Nebula | NGC 6818 | 1787 | 6 | 9.3 | Sagittarius | ||
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Abell 36 | 1955 | 0.78 | Virgo | ||||
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Abell 70 | 1966 | 7.8–16[4] | Aquila | ||||
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The Box Nebula | NGC 6445 | 1786 | 4.5 | 11.2 | Sagittarius | ||
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Eye of Sauron Nebula | M 1-42 | 10 | Sagittarius |
- Table entries are sourced from the individual articles, where available, for each nebula. Please see the linked article on the nebula for references.
- Many distances are estimates (denoted by the approx. suffix), as true distances are difficult to infer for planetary nebulae. Please see main article, Planetary nebulae, for more details on distance estimates.