gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:nebula
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 1,600 years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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8.8
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gptkbp:area
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about 1 light year
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gptkbp:body_style
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ring-like
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gptkbp:composed_of
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hydrogen and helium
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gptkbp:contains
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ionized gas
a white dwarf star
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
summer months
amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Antonie_van_Leeuwenhoek
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gptkbp:distance
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approximately 2,000 light years
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gptkbp:emissions_standard
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H-alpha
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:NGC_6720
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gptkbp:expansion_plans
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20 km/s
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gptkbp:famous_for
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its beautiful appearance
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gptkbp:features
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bipolar outflows
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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1779
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gptkbp:has
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a complex structure
a bright central region
a central star that is cooling
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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O-type star
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Ring Nebula
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:nebula
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a classic example of a planetary nebula
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:Messier_57
its symmetry
its ring structure
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gptkbp:is_located_near
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the star Vega
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the Messier catalog
the planetary nebula class
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
stellar evolution
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gptkbp:is_surrounded_by
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a halo of gas
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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educational astronomy
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gptkbp:located_in
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constellation Lyra
declination +33° 01′ 42″
right ascension 18h 53m 35.1s
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gptkbp:notable_for
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its bright colors
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gptkbp:photography
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Amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:research
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telescopes
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1 arcminute across
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:nebula
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