Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  PGC 1817715  ·  PGC 1821082  ·  PGC 1821778  ·  PGC 1824738  ·  PGC 2817010  ·  PGC 3089352  ·  PGC 58246  ·  PK047+42.1
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Abell 39 (PN A66 39, PK 047+42 1, PN G047.0+42.4), Boris US5WU
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Abell 39 (PN A66 39, PK 047+42 1, PN G047.0+42.4)

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Abell 39 (PN A66 39, PK 047+42 1, PN G047.0+42.4), Boris US5WU
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Abell 39 (PN A66 39, PK 047+42 1, PN G047.0+42.4)

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Abell 39 (PN A66 39, PK 047+42 1, PN G047.0+42.4) is a planetary nebula among dust clouds in the constellation of Hercules.
Abell 39 was discovered by George Abell in 1966. The nebula has a diameter of about five light-years, and the thickness of the spherical shell is about a third of a light-year. The nebula itself is roughly 7,000 light-years from Earth.

This image taken over several nights in July, August 2021.

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