Soap Bubble Nebula
Appearance
Nebula | |
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Observation data | |
Distance | Roughly 4 kly ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.3 |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Physical characteristics | |
Radius | 5 ly ly |
Designations | PN G75.5 1.7 |
The Soap bubble nebula, or PN G75.5 1.7, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus[1], near the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)[2]. It was first discovered on July 5th, 2010, by an amateur astronomer named Dave Jurasevich[3].