Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853  ·  The star 14Vul
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M27 - Dumbbel Nebula, Mirco Massone
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M27, "Dumbbell" Nebula.

The Handlebar Nebula (also known as the Dumbbell Nebula, with the corresponding English name) or with the catalog initials M 27 and NGC 6853) is a famous and brilliant planetary nebula visible in the constellation of Volpetta.

The nebula is about 1360 light-years from Earth, it is of apparent magnitude 7.4, has an apparent diameter of about 8 arcominutes and an estimated age of 9800 years; its shape resembles that of a prolate-shaped spheroid and is seen along the perspective line of the equatorial plane. In 1992 it was determined that the rate of expansion of this nebula into the sky is not more than 2.3 'per century: as a result, a maximum age limit of 14,600 years can be determined. In 1970 the actual expansion rate was calculated, equal to 31 km / s. Since the major axis has a radius of 1.01 light years, the kinematic age of the nebula would be 9800 years.

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