Nebulae

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Clouds of gas and dust: the places stars are born, and the wreckage they leave when they die.

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Four kinds

Emission nebulae glow because young stars ionise them. Reflection nebulae only scatter starlight. Dark nebulae block what is behind them. Supernova remnants are debris still expanding.

The planetary nebula misnomer

Nothing to do with planets — eighteenth-century telescopes made these shed stellar atmospheres look like planetary disks, and the name stuck.

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THE FAMOUS ONES

] 12 ENTRIES
NAME
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
Carina Nebula★
H II region
—
8500 ly
3.00 B
Carina
Great Orion Nebula★
Nebula with cluster
—
1344 ly
4.00 V
Orion
North America Nebula★
H II region
—
—
4.00 B
Cygnus
Lagoon Nebula★
Nebula
—
4100 ly
5.80 V
Sagittarius
Eagle Nebula★
Nebula
—
7000 ly
6.00 V
Serpens
Checkmark Nebula★
Nebula
—
5500 ly
7.00 V
Sagittarius
Helix Nebula★
Planetary nebula
—
655.0 ly
7.30 V
Aquarius
Dumbbell Nebula★
Planetary nebula
—
1360 ly
7.40 V
Vulpecula
M78★
Reflection nebula
—
—
8.00 V
Orion
Crab Nebula★
Supernova remnant
—
6500 ly
8.40 V
Taurus
Trifid Nebula★
Nebula
—
4100 ly
8.50 V
Sagittarius
Ring Nebula★
Planetary nebula
—
2570 ly
8.80 V
Lyra
ALL CLASSESPLANETARY NEBULA · 130NEBULA · 94H II REGION · 83NEBULA WITH CLUSTER · 67REFLECTION NEBULA · 38SUPERNOVA REMNANT · 11EMISSION NEBULA · 8DARK NEBULA · 2
BY CONSTELLATION · 56 REGIONS
DORADO · 67SAGITTARIUS · 35ORION · 34CYGNUS · 27MONOCEROS · 22CARINA · 20TAURUS · 17CEPHEUS · 16SCORPIUS · 14CASSIOPEIA · 13URSA MAJOR · 12AQUILA · 11PERSEUS · 10TRIANGULUM · 9AURIGA · 7CENTAURUS · 7VULPECULA · 7COMA BERENICES · 6MENSA · 6OPHIUCHUS · 6ARA · 5CORONA AUSTRALIS · 5PUPPIS · 5TUCANA · 5VELA · 5CANIS MAJOR · 4GEMINI · 4LUPUS · 4MUSCA · 4CAMELOPARDALIS · 3HERCULES · 3HYDRA · 3SAGITTA · 3AQUARIUS · 2CHAMAELEON · 2DELPHINUS · 2DRACO · 2ERIDANUS · 2LYRA · 2NORMA · 2PYXIS · 2SCUTUM · 2SERPENS · 2TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE · 2ANDROMEDA · 1CETUS · 1CIRCINUS · 1CORVUS · 1CRUX · 1FORNAX · 1GRUS · 1LACERTA · 1LEPUS · 1PEGASUS · 1TELESCOPIUM · 1VIRGO · 1
NAME▲
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
NGC 1814
Nebula with cluster
—
—
12.76 V
Dorado
NGC 1829
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1833
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Mensa
NGC 1858
Nebula with cluster
—
—
9.88 V
Dorado
NGC 1869
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1871
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.09 V
Dorado
NGC 1873
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.44 V
Dorado
NGC 1874
Nebula with cluster
—
—
12.81 V
Dorado
NGC 1876
Nebula with cluster
—
—
11.71 V
Dorado
NGC 1877
Nebula
—
—
12.00 B
Dorado
NGC 1880
H II region
—
—
12.81 V
Dorado
NGC 1895
Nebula
—
—
12.93 V
Dorado
NGC 1899
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1910
Nebula with cluster
—
—
9.65 V
Dorado
NGC 1914
Nebula with cluster
—
—
12.01 V
Mensa
NGC 1918
Supernova remnant
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1919
Nebula
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1920
H II region
—
—
12.54 V
Dorado
NGC 1923
Nebula with cluster
—
—
11.24 V
Dorado
NGC 1931
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.10 V
Auriga
NGC 1934
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.50 V
Dorado
NGC 1935
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1936
Emission nebula
—
—
11.60 V
Dorado
NGC 1941
Nebula with cluster
—
—
12.00 V
Dorado
NGC 1945
Emission nebula
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1948
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.61 V
Dorado
NGC 1949
Nebula
—
—
12.39 V
Dorado
NGC 1955
H II region
—
—
8.87 V
Dorado
NGC 1973
Nebula
—
—
7.00 B
Orion
NGC 1975
Nebula
—
—
7.00 B
Orion
NGC 1985
Reflection nebula
—
—
12.70 B
Auriga
NGC 1999
Reflection nebula
—
—
9.50 B
Orion
NGC 2014
Nebula
—
—
8.97 V
Dorado
NGC 2018
H II region
—
—
10.89 V
Mensa
NGC 2020
Emission nebula
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2022
Planetary nebula
—
8213 ly
11.60 V
Orion
NGC 2023
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Orion
NGC 2024
Nebula
—
—
—
Orion
NGC 2030
H II region
—
—
12.29 V
Dorado
NGC 2032
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2035
Nebula
—
—
10.99 V
Dorado
NGC 2040
Nebula
—
—
11.47 V
Dorado
NGC 2048
Emission nebula
—
—
12.17 V
Dorado
NGC 2052
Nebula
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2060
Supernova remnant
—
—
9.59 V
Dorado
NGC 2064
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Orion
NGC 2067
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Orion
NGC 2069
Nebula
—
—
10.10 V
Dorado
NGC 2071
Nebula with cluster
—
—
8.00 B
Orion
NGC 2074
Nebula with cluster
—
—
8.50 B
Dorado
NGC 2075
Nebula with cluster
—
—
11.47 V
Mensa
NGC 2077
Nebula
—
—
11.71 V
Dorado
NGC 2078
Emission nebula
—
—
10.89 V
Dorado
NGC 2079
H II region
—
—
11.81 V
Dorado
NGC 2080
H II region
—
—
10.42 V
Dorado
NGC 2081
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2083
Nebula
—
—
10.83 V
Dorado
NGC 2084
Nebula
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2085
Nebula
—
—
12.06 V
Dorado
NGC 2086
Nebula
—
—
12.00 V
Dorado
NGC 2103
H II region
—
—
10.82 V
Mensa
NGC 2113
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2122
Nebula with cluster
—
—
10.43 V
Mensa
NGC 2149
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Monoceros
NGC 2163
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Orion
NGC 2170
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Monoceros
NGC 2175
Nebula with cluster
—
—
6.80 V
Orion
NGC 2182
Reflection nebula
—
—
9.00 B
Monoceros
NGC 2183
H II region
—
—
15.15 B
Monoceros
NGC 2185
Nebula
—
—
12.90 B
Monoceros
NGC 2239
Nebula with cluster
—
—
4.80 V
Monoceros
NGC 2242
Planetary nebula
—
—
15.00 V
Auriga
NGC 2245
Reflection nebula
—
—
11.00 B
Monoceros
NGC 2247
Reflection nebula
—
—
8.50 B
Monoceros
NGC 2282
H II region
—
—
10.00 B
Monoceros
NGC 2316
Nebula
—
—
—
Monoceros
NGC 2317
Nebula
—
—
—
Monoceros
NGC 2327
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Canis Major
NGC 2346
Planetary nebula
—
4465 ly
11.60 V
Monoceros
NGC 2359
H II region
—
—
—
Canis Major
NGC 2361
Nebula
—
—
—
Canis Major
NGC 2371
Planetary nebula
—
—
11.20 V
Gemini
NGC 2404
H II region
—
—
—
Camelopardalis
NGC 2438
Planetary nebula
—
3963 ly
10.80 V
Puppis
NGC 2440
Planetary nebula
—
4432 ly
9.40 V
Puppis
NGC 2452
Planetary nebula
—
9256 ly
12.00 V
Puppis
NGC 246
Planetary nebula
—
1549 ly
10.90 V
Cetus
NGC 2467
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Puppis
NGC 248
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Tucana
NGC 249
H II region
—
—
13.80 B
Tucana
NGC 2579
Nebula with cluster
—
—
—
Puppis
NGC 261
Nebula
—
—
13.00 B
Tucana
NGC 2610
Planetary nebula
—
7224 ly
12.70 V
Hydra
NGC 2626
Reflection nebula
—
—
—
Vela
NGC 2792
Planetary nebula
—
9948 ly
11.60 V
Vela
NGC 281
H II region
—
—
—
Cassiopeia
NGC 2818
Planetary nebula
—
6517 ly
11.60 V
Pyxis
NGC 2818A
Nebula with cluster
—
—
12.50 B
Pyxis
NGC 2847
H II region
—
—
—
Hydra
NGC 2867
Planetary nebula
—
7267 ly
9.70 V
Carina