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List of planetary nebulae

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The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.

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! Name

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! Date
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! Distance
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100px

|Glowing Eye Nebula
or Dandelion Puffball Nebula

|

| NGC 6751

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1863

| style="text-align:right" | 6.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.9

| Aquila

-

| 100px

|Turtle Nebula

|

| NGC 6210

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1825

| style="text-align:right" | 4.7

| style="text-align:right" | 9.3

| Hercules

-

| 100px

| Bow-Tie Nebula

|

| NGC 40

| Caldwell 2

| style="text-align:right" | 1788

| style="text-align:right" | 3.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.4

| Cepheus

-

| 100px

| Ghost of Jupiter

|

| NGC 3242

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 4.8

| style="text-align:right" | 8.6

| Hydra

-

| 100px

| Blinking Planetary

|

| NGC 6826

|Caldwell 15

|

| style="text-align:right" | 2.0

| style="text-align:right" | 8.8

| Cygnus

-

| 100px

| Dumbbell Nebula

| M27

| NGC 6853

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1764

| style="text-align:right" | 1.36 {{±|0.16|0.21}}

| style="text-align:right" | 7.5

| Vulpecula

-

| 100px

| Ring Nebula

| M57

| NGC 6720

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1779

| style="text-align:right" | 2.3 {{±|1.5|0.7}}

| style="text-align:right" | 9

| Lyra

-

| 100px

| Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula

|

| NGC 2392

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 2.9
({{abbr|approx.|approximately}})

| style="text-align:right" | 10.1

| Gemini

-

| 100px

| Cat's Eye Nebula

|

| NGC 6543

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1786

| style="text-align:right" | 3.3 ± 0.9

| style="text-align:right" | 9.8B

| Draco

-

| 100px

| Little Ghost Nebula

|

| NGC 6369

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1800
(prior to)

| style="text-align:right" | 2 ± 3

| style="text-align:right" | 9.9

| Ophiuchus

-

| 100px

| Medusa Nebula

|

|

| Abell 21

| style="text-align:right" | 1955

| style="text-align:right" | 1.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 15.99

| Gemini

-

| 100px

|Jewel Bug Nebula

|

| NGC 7027

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1878

| style="text-align:right" | 3.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10

| Cygnus

-

| 100px

| Helix Nebula

|

| NGC 7293

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1824

| style="text-align:right" | 0.68 {{±|0.15|0.08}}

| style="text-align:right" | 7.6

| Aquarius

-

| 100px

| Little Dumbbell Nebula

| M76

| NGC 650, NGC 651

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1780

| style="text-align:right" | 3.4
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.1

| Perseus

-

| 100px

| Owl Nebula

| M97

| NGC 3587

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1781

| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.9

| Ursa Major

-

| 100px

| Twin Jet Nebula or
Butterfly Nebula

|

|

| M2-9

| style="text-align:right" | 1947

| style="text-align:right" | 2.1

| style="text-align:right" | 14.7

| Ophiuchus

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 7026

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1873

| style="text-align:right" | 5.6

| style="text-align:right" | 10.0

| Cygnus

-

| 100px

| Butterfly Nebula

|

| NGC 2346

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1802

| style="text-align:right" | 3.9
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.9

| Monoceros

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| Abell 39

| style="text-align:right" | 1955

| style="text-align:right" | 6.8
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 13.7

| Hercules

-

| 100px

| Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula

|

|

| PK 164+31.1

| style="text-align:right" | 1939

| style="text-align:right" | 1.6
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 14.0

| Lynx

-

| 100px

| Lemon Slice Nebula

|

|

| IC 3568

| style="text-align:right" | 1918

| style="text-align:right" | 4.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 12

| Camelopardalis

-

| 100px

| Soap Bubble Nebula

|

|

| PN G75.5 1.7

| style="text-align:right" | 2008

| style="text-align:right" | 4
(approx.)

|

| Cygnus

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 289

| style="text-align:right" | 1888

| style="text-align:right" | 5.2
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 13.2

| Cassiopeia

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 2149

| style="text-align:right" | 1906

| style="text-align:right" | 3.6

| style="text-align:right" | 10.6

| Auriga

100px

|

|

|

| IC 4593

| style="text-align:right" | 1907

| style="text-align:right" | 12

| style="text-align:right" | 10.84

| Hercules

100px

|

|

|

| IC 4997

|

| style="text-align:right" | 8

| style="text-align:right" | 11

| Sagitta

100px

| Skull Nebula

|

| NGC 246

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 1.6

| style="text-align:right" | 8

| Cetus

|

|

| NGC 6058

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 11.41

| style="text-align:right" | 13

| Hercules

100px

| Oyster Nebula

|

| NGC 1501

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 4.2

| style="text-align:right" | 13

| Camelopardalis

100px

|

|

| NGC 1514

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1790

| style="text-align:right" | 2.2

| style="text-align:right" | 9.4

| Taurus

|

|

| NGC 7048

| PK 088-01.1

| style="text-align:right" | 1878

| style="text-align:right" | 5.2
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 12.1

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

| NGC 2022

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 7
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 12.8

| Orion

100px

|

|

| NGC 2371

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 4.3

| style="text-align:right" | 13

| Gemini

100px

| Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb

|

| NGC 6572

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1825

| style="text-align:right" | 2.5

| style="text-align:right" | 8.1

| Ophiuchus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6781

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1788

| style="text-align:right" | 2.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.4

| Aquila

100px

|

|

| NGC 6790

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1882

| style="text-align:right" | 11

| style="text-align:right" | 10.5

| Aquila

100px

|

|

| NGC 6881

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1881

| style="text-align:right" | 5.2 ± 1.6

| style="text-align:right" | 13.8

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6884

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1883

| style="text-align:right" | 6.5

| style="text-align:right" | 10.9

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6891

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1884

| style="text-align:right" | 7.2

| style="text-align:right" | 10.5

| Delphinus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6886

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1884

| style="text-align:right" | 15.0 + 3.3

| style="text-align:right" | 11.8

| Sagitta

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|

|

| NGC 6742

| Abell 50

| style="text-align:right" | 1788

| style="text-align:right" | 16.7

| style="text-align:right" | 16.5

| Draco

100px

|

|

| NGC 6894

| PK 069-02.1

| style="text-align:right" | 1784

| style="text-align:right" | 4.2

| style="text-align:right" | 12.3

| Cygnus

100px

| Blue Flash Nebula

|

| NGC 6905

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1784

| style="text-align:right" | 7.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.9

| Delphinus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6804

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1791

| style="text-align:right" | 12.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.2

| Aquila

100px

| Fetus Nebula

|

| NGC 7008

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 2.7

| style="text-align:right" | 12

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

| NGC 7354

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 5.5

| style="text-align:right" | 12.9

| Cepheus

100px

| Blue Snowball Nebula

|

| NGC 7662

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1784

| style="text-align:right" | 5.9

| style="text-align:right" | 8.6

| Andromeda

|

|

| NGC 6803

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1882

| style="text-align:right" | 12.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.1

| Aquila

100px

|

|

|

| Abell 78

| style="text-align:right" | 1966

| style="text-align:right" | 5

| style="text-align:right" | 13

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

|

| Abell 31

| style="text-align:right" | 1955

| style="text-align:right" | 2

| style="text-align:right" | 12.2

| Cancer

100px

| Soccer Ball Nebula

|

|

| Kronberger 61

| style="text-align:right" | 2011

| style="text-align:right" | 13

| style="text-align:right" | 18.4

| Cygnus

100px

|

|

|

| IC 1454

| style="text-align:right" | 1891

| style="text-align:right" | 13.7
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| Cepheus

100px

|

|

|

|Abell 12

|

| style="text-align:right" | 6.9

| style="text-align:right" | 14

|Orion

100px

|

|

|

| Hen 2-47

|

| style="text-align:right" | 6.6

| style="text-align:right" | 10.21

| Carina

-

|100px

|

|

| NGC 5844

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1837

| style="text-align:right" | 9.45

| style="text-align:right" | 12.7

| Triangulum Australe

-

| 100px

| Southern Crab Nebula

|

|

| Hen 2-104

| style="text-align:right" | 1967

| style="text-align:right" | 7

| style="text-align:right" | 14.20

| Centaurus

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 5979

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1835

| style="text-align:right" | 13
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 12.10

| Triangulum Australe

-

| 100px

| Red Spider Nebula

|

| NGC 6537

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1888
(prior to)

| style="text-align:right" | 3.9
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.9

| Sagittarius

-

| 100px

|

|

| {{nowrap|NGC 6565}}

|

|

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| Sagittarius

-

| 100px

| Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula

|

| NGC 6302

|Caldwell 69

| style="text-align:right" | 1888
(prior to)

| style="text-align:right" | 3.4 ± 0.5

| style="text-align:right" | 7.1B

| Scorpius

-

| 100px

| Saturn Nebula

|

| NGC 7009

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1782

| style="text-align:right" | 3.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 8.0

| Aquarius

-

| 100px

| Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula

|

| NGC 3132

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1888
(prior to)

| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.87

| Vela

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 2438

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1786

| style="text-align:right" | 2.9
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.5

| Puppis

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 2440

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1790

| style="text-align:right" | 3.6
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.3

| Puppis

-

| 100px

| Spirograph Nebula

|

|

| IC 418

| style="text-align:right" | 1888–1894

| style="text-align:right" | 1.3
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.6

| Lepus

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 1295

| style="text-align:right" | 1867

| style="text-align:right" | 4.7
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 12.7

| Scutum

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 2448

| style="text-align:right" | 1898

| style="text-align:right" | 11
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.10

| Carina

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 4663

| style="text-align:right" | 1901

| style="text-align:right" | 11
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" |

| Scorpius

-

| 100px

| Spare Tyre Nebula

|

|

| IC 5148

| style="text-align:right" | 1894

| style="text-align:right" | 3
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 16.5

| Grus

-

| 100px

| Retina Nebula

|

|

| IC 4406

| style="text-align:right" | 1888–1907

| style="text-align:right" | 2.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.9

| Lupus

-

| 100px

| Stingray Nebula

|

|

| Hen 3-1357

| style="text-align:right" | 1989

| style="text-align:right" | 18
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.75

| Ara

-

| 100px

| Spiral Planetary Nebula

|

| NGC 5189

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1835

| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.5

| Musca

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| Mz 1

| style="text-align:right" | 1922

| style="text-align:right" | 3.4 ± 0.5

| style="text-align:right" | 12.0

| Norma

-

| 100px

| Ant Nebula

|

|

| Mz 3

| style="text-align:right" | 1922

| style="text-align:right" | 8.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 13.8

| Norma

-

| 100px

| Shapley 1

|

|

| PLN 329+2.1

| style="text-align:right" | 1936

| style="text-align:right" | 4.9

| style="text-align:right" | 12.6

| Norma

-

| 100px

| Engraved Hourglass Nebula

|

|

| MyCn 18

| style="text-align:right" | 1996

| style="text-align:right" | 8.0
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 13.0

| Musca

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 3918

| Blue Planetary

| style="text-align:right" | 1834

| style="text-align:right" | 4.9

| style="text-align:right" | 8.5

| Centaurus

-

| 100px

|

|

| NGC 6578

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1882

| style="text-align:right" | 5.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 13.5

| Sagittarius

-

| 100px

| Fleming 1

|

|

| G290.5+07.9
ESO 170-6

| style="text-align:right" | 1888?

| style="text-align:right" | 7.9

| style="text-align:right" | 13.1

| Centaurus

-

| 100px

| Southern Owl Nebula

|

|

| PN K 1-22
ESO 378-1

| style="text-align:right" | 1971{{cite journal|bibcode=1971A&A....13..493K|title=New planetary nebula|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume=13|pages=493|last1=Kohoutek|first1=L.|year=1971}}

| style="text-align:right" | 4.3{{cite journal|last1=Jacob|first1=R.|last2=Schönberner|first2=D.|last3=Steffen|first3=M.|title=The evolution of planetary nebulae|journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics|volume=558|year=2013|pages=A78|issn=0004-6361|doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201321532|bibcode=2013A&A...558A..78J|arxiv = 1307.6189 }}

| style="text-align:right" | 17.4{{cite journal|last1=Phillips|first1=J. P.|title=The distances of highly evolved planetary nebulae|journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|volume=357|issue=2|year=2005|pages=619–625|issn=0035-8711|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08676.x|bibcode=2005MNRAS.357..619P|doi-access=free}}

| Hydra

-

| 100px

|

|

|

| IC 4191

| style="text-align:right" | 1907

| style="text-align:right" | 6.85

| style="text-align:right" | 11.6

| Musca

100px

|

|

|

| IC 4634

| style="text-align:right" | 1893

| style="text-align:right" | 7.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.3

| Ophiuchus

100px

|

|

|

| IC 4637

| style="text-align:right" | 1901

| style="text-align:right" | 7.8

| style="text-align:right" | 12.5

| Scorpius

100px

| Robin's Egg Nebula

|

| NGC 1360

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1868

| style="text-align:right" | 1.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.4

| Fornax

100px

| Cleopatra's Eye

|

| NGC 1535

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 6.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.5

| Eridanus

100px

|

|

| NGC 2452

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1847

| style="text-align:right" |15

| style="text-align:right" | 12.20

| Puppis

100px

|

|

| NGC 2899

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1835

| style="text-align:right" | 6.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.8

| Vela

100px

|

|

| NGC 2792

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1835

| style="text-align:right" | 10 ± 2

| style="text-align:right" | 11.6

| Vela

100px

|

|

| NGC 2818

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1826

| style="text-align:right" | 10.4

| style="text-align:right" | 12.50

| Pyxis

100px

|

|

| NGC 2867

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1834

| style="text-align:right" | 7.3

| style="text-align:right" | 10

| Carina

100px

|

|

| NGC 3211

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1837

| style="text-align:right" | 10.76

| style="text-align:right" | 11.5

| Carina

100px

|

|

| NGC 3195

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1835

| style="text-align:right" | 5.5
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 11.6

| Chamaeleon

100px

|

|

| NGC 4361

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1785

| style="text-align:right" | 3
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 10.9

| Corvus

100px

|

|

| NGC 5307

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1836

| style="text-align:right" | 10

| style="text-align:right" | 11.2

| Centaurus

100px

|

|

| NGC 5315

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1883

| style="text-align:right" | 7
(approx.)

| style="text-align:right" | 9.8

| Circinus

100px

|

|

| NGC 5882

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1834

| style="text-align:right" | 7.7

| style="text-align:right" | 9.4

| Lupus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6072

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1837

| style="text-align:right" | 3.1

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| Scorpius

100px

|

|

|

| M2-42

| style="text-align:right" | 1947

| style="text-align:right" | 30.8

| style="text-align:right" | 13.9

| Sagittarius

100px

|

|

| NGC 7094

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1884

| style="text-align:right" | 3.5

| style="text-align:right" | 13.5

| Pegasus

100px

|

|

|

| M4-18

| style="text-align:right" | 1959

| style="text-align:right" | 17.1

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| Camelopardalis

100px

|

|

|

| Abell 48

| style="text-align:right" | 1955

| style="text-align:right" | 14.9

| style="text-align:right" | 17

| Aquila

100px

|

|

| NGC 6153

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1883

| style="text-align:right" | 4.4

| style="text-align:right" | 10.9

| Scorpius

100px

| Box Nebula

|

| NGC 6309

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1876

| style="text-align:right" | 6.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.5

| Ophiuchus

100px

|

|

| NGC 6326

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1826

| style="text-align:right" | 11

| style="text-align:right" | 12.2

| Ara

File:NGC6563 - Eso1724c.tif

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|

| NGC 6563

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1826

| style="text-align:right" | 5.37 ± 0.06

| style="text-align:right" | 11

| Sagittarius

100px

|

|

| NGC 6629

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1784

| style="text-align:right" | 13.4

| style="text-align:right" | 11.3

| Sagittarius

100px

| Phantom Streak Nebula

|

| NGC 6741

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1882

| style="text-align:right" | 7

| style="text-align:right" | 11

| Aquila

100px

| Little Gem Nebula

|

| NGC 6818

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1787

| style="text-align:right" | 6

| style="text-align:right" | 9.3

| Sagittarius

100px

|

|

|

| Abell 36

| style="text-align:right" | 1955

| style="text-align:right" | 0.78

| style="text-align:right" | 12.2 ± 2.1

| Virgo

100px

|

|

|

| Abell 70

| style="text-align:right" | 1966

| style="text-align:right" | 7.8–16{{cite journal|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19667.x|title=A barium central star binary in the Type I diamond ring planetary nebula Abell 70|journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society|volume=419|issue=1|pages=39–49|year=2012|last1=Miszalski|first1=B.|last2=Boffin|first2=H. M. J.|last3=Frew|first3=D. J.|last4=Acker|first4=A.|last5=Köppen|first5=J.|last6=Moffat|first6=A. F. J.|last7=Parker|first7=Q. A.|doi-access=free |bibcode=2012MNRAS.419...39M|arxiv=1108.3957}}

|

| Aquila

100px

| Box Nebula

|

| NGC 6445

|

| style="text-align:right" | 1786

| style="text-align:right" | 4.5

| style="text-align:right" | 11.2

| Sagittarius

100px

| Eye of Sauron Nebula

|

|

| M 1-42

|

| style="text-align:right" | 10

| style="text-align:right" | 14

| Sagittarius

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