Messier 27

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age approximately 9,200 years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 7.4
approximately 13.0
gptkbp:contains dust
central star
ionized gas
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Dwarves
gptkbp:coordinates 19h 59m 36s, +22° 43′ 16″
gptkbp:diameter about 2.5 light years
about 1.44 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1764
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 1,600 light-years
approximately 1,360 light years
gptkbp:emissions_standard H-alpha
hydrogen and oxygen
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:expansion_plans about 30 km/s
gptkbp:features two lobes
bright outer shell
faint inner region
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:has_color blue-green
gptkbp:has_function shell structure
bipolar outflow
gptkbp:has_spectral_type O-type star
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 27
gptkbp:image gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_located_at declination +22° 43′ 16″
right ascension 19h 59m 36s
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Vulpecula
gptkbp:is_notable_for its bright appearance
its symmetry
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
amateur astronomers
visible light
infrared
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:region
gptkb:LBN_762
gptkb:NGC_6853
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
IC 5117
Messier 27 group
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
nuclear fusion
stellar remnants
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Dumbbell_Nebula
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in constellation Vulpecula
gptkbp:notable_for its shape resembling a dumbbell
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:photography amateur astrophotographers
gptkbp:research telescopes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus
gptkb:Aquila
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5