M 76 · Planetary nebula · Perseus

Cork Nebula

Also known as NGC 650 · NGC 651 · Barbell Nebula · Little Dumbbell Nebula

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Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

Perseus

Position (J2000)

1h 42m 20s · +51° 34′ 32″

Discovered

by Pierre Méchain in 1780

Pictures

1

Magnitude

10.1

visual

Size

1.1′

Distance

~2,500 ly

Best months

Sep–Nov

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.