Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 246  ·  PGC 2800923  ·  PGC 956570  ·  PGC 957160  ·  PGC 959801  ·  PGC 960832  ·  PGC 961650  ·  PGC 964306  ·  PGC 964538
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Skull Nebula (NGC246), DoubleStarPhotography
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Skull Nebula (NGC246)

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Skull Nebula (NGC246)

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The Skull Nebula, also known as NGC246,  is a planetary nebula approximately 1,600 light years distant in the constellation Cetus the whale.  

NGC246 is unique as it is  currently the first known planetary nebula to have a hierarchical triple star system at its center.

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