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M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula

M76, Messier 76, NGC 650, NGC650, Little Dumbbell Nebula

M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula
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Object type
nebula
Constellation
Per
Right ascension
25.6°
Declination
51.56666667°
Reference frame
Not supplied by the source catalog
Distance
3400.0000001745398 ly
Distance kind
Not supplied by the source catalog
Uncertainty
Not supplied by the source catalog
Apparent magnitude
10.1
Catalog source
deep_sky_catalog
Catalog epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Position epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Selection caveat
Not supplied by the source catalog
Cosmology
Not supplied by the source catalog

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