About the Object

Distance:	2500 light years
Constellation:	Lyra
Category:	Nebulae

Coordinates

Position (RA):	18 53 35.10
Position (Dec):	33° 1' 43.54"
Field of view:	2.09 x 1.62 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 140.1° right of vertical

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Optical (DSS2)
Infrared (2MASS)

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Colours & filters

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical Hß	487 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical He II	469 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical OIII	502 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical Continuum	645 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical H-alpha	656 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical S II	673 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3
Optical NII	658 nm	Hubble Space Telescope WFC3

Hubble’s view of the Ring Nebula (2013 image - cropped)

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the Ring Nebula was released in 2013 and has since become one of the observatory’s most well-known images. From Earth’s perspective, the nebula looks roughly elliptical. However, astronomers combined ground-based data with observations by Hubble to explore the object’s structure, evolution, physical conditions and motion. This research revealed that the nebula is shaped like a distorted doughnut.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and C. Robert O’Dell (Vanderbilt University)

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