NGC 7026

NGC 7026 is a planetary nebula located 6000 light years away, in the constellation of Cygnus. This image was produced by the Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 aboard.

NGC 7026
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
Composite image using optical images from the HST.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 21h 06m 18.237s[1]
Declination+47° 51 07.15[1]
Distance6000 light years ly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.33B[1]
ConstellationCygnus
DesignationsGSC2 N0331022145839, 2MASX J21061823+4751071, PN ARO 59, CSI+47-21046, GT 2104+476, PK 089+00 1, PN VV 260, DO 39213, HBHA 4703-62, PLX 5080, PN VV' 542, EM* CDS 1218, HD 201192, PLX 5080.00, [KW97] 55-39, GCRV 13271, IRAS 21046+4739, PN G089.0+00.3, [TGC96] 2104+4739

References

  1. "Search results for NGC 7026". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  • Media related to NGC 7026 at Wikimedia Commons
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