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M57
M57 — Ring Nebula
Planetary Nebula
· LyraAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Lyra
- Right ascension
- 18h 53m 35s
- Declination
- +33° 01′ 45″
- Magnitude
- 8.8
- Angular size
- 1.4′ × 1′
- Surface brightness
- 10 mag/arcmin²
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- June, July, August
- Catalog IDs
- M57;NGC 6720
About this target
Small; benefits from long focal length and good seeing.