Helix nebula

The Helix nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. in the New General Catalogue of 1888 it is number 7293. It is about 700 light-years away from Earth.

Helix Nebula Media

A 3 dimensional map of carbon monoxide in NGC 7293
Structure and cometary knots are prominent in this Infrared false-color image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope
The location of NGC 7293 (labelled in red)
A closer view of knots in the nebula

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