Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2736  ·  Pencil Nebula
Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736), Janith Perera
Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736)
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Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736)

Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736), Janith Perera
Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736)
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Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736)

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Located in the southern constellation of Vela, Pencil nebula is a small part of the Vela Supernova Remnant and is about 815 light years away. It was discovered by John Herschel (1835) and is also known as Herschel's Ray.

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Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736), Janith Perera