NGC 7026 is a planetary nebula located 6000 light-years away, in the constellation of Cygnus. This image was produced by the Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 aboard.
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Composite image using optical images from the HST. | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 21h 06m 18.237s[1] |
| Declination | +47° 51′ 07.15″[1] |
| Distance | 6000 light years ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.33B[1] |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Designations | GSC2 N0331022145839, 2MASX J21061823+4751071, PN ARO 59, CSI+47-21046, GT 2104+476, PK 089+00 1, PN VV 260, DO 39213, HBHA 4703-62, PLX 5080, PN VV' 542, EM* CDS 1218, HD 201192, PLX 5080.00, [KW97] 55-39, GCRV 13271, IRAS 21046+4739, PN G089.0+00.3, [TGC96] 2104+4739 |
| See also: Lists of nebulae | |
The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of [WO3], indicating a spectrum similar to that of an oxygen-rich Wolf–Rayet star.[2] An analysis of Gaia data suggests that it is a binary system.[3]
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