Messier 57

GPTKB entity

Properties (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf planetary nebula
gptkbp:age approximately 8,000 years
gptkbp:appearsIn small telescopes
gptkbp:contains ionized gas
gptkbp:diameter approximately 1 light-year
gptkbp:emissionsStandard H-alpha
gptkbp:established gptkb:Antoine_Darquier_de_Pellepoix
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy William Herschel
gptkbp:has complex structure
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 57
gptkbp:length approximately 2,300 light-years
gptkbp:locatedIn Lyra_constellation
gptkbp:majorCity a white dwarf
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Messier_objects
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs The Ring Nebula
gptkbp:releaseYear 1779
gptkbp:shape ring-like
gptkbp:size about 1 arcminute across
gptkbp:type O-type star
emission nebula
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope