NGC 6720
This image is a part of the Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebulae.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9738c18 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 December 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 823 x 887 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 18517+3257, M 57, Messier 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 2300 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
