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M 97 · Owl Nebula

M 97 · Planetary nebula · Ursa Major

Owl Nebula

Also known as NGC 3587

Messier 97
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Type: Planetary nebula
Constellation: Ursa Major
Position (J2000): 11h 14m 48s · +55° 01′ 08″
Discovered: by Pierre Méchain in 1781

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 9.9; visual
Size: 3.6′
Distance: ~2,600 ly
Best months: Feb–Apr

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

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