Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 97  ·  NGC 3587  ·  Owl Nebula  ·  PK148+57.1
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Messier 97: Owl Nebula, Sergio Pérez
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Messier 97: Owl Nebula

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Messier 97: Owl Nebula, Sergio Pérez
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Messier 97: Owl Nebula

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With an area of only 3.3 x 3.4 arc minutes, this little nebula lies at 2000 light years from us with a magnitude of +9.9 and it has an estimated age of 8000 years.

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Messier 97: Owl Nebula, Sergio Pérez