Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)
Abell39, Drew Sams
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Abell39

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Abell 39 is a low surface brightness planetary nebula in the constellation of Hercules. It is the 39th entry in George Abell's 1966 It is estimated to be about 6,800 light-years from earth and 4,600 light-years above the Galactic plane It is almost perfectly spherical and also one of the largest known spheres with a radius of about 2.5 light-years.

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Abell39, Drew Sams