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NGC 7008

NGC 7008 (PK 93+5.2), also known as the Fetus Nebula, is a planetary nebula with a diameter of approximately 1 light-year located at a distance of 2800 light years in northern Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787, in Slough, England. NGC 7008 (H I-192) is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 observing program.NGC 7008 is that its intricate and delicate structures make it a fascinating target for both amateur and professional astronomers studying the late stages of stellar evolution and the formation of planetary nebulae.

References

  1. ^ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 7008. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  2. ^ Nemiroff, Robert; Bonnell, Jerry. "NGC 7008: The Fetus Nebula". Astronomy Picture of the Day. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "NGC 7008". Telescopius. Deep Sky Objects Browser. Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  4. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 7008". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.