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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke6076.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6076. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Objects

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M76 is a planetary nebula in Perseus, often called the `LITTLE DUMBBELL NEBULA' (or the `Cork' or `Butterfly' Nebula). It was assigned two NGC numbers since it was originally thought to be two distinct objects. Like most nebulae, it has a very ill-defined distance: estimates range from 1700 to 15 000 light-years. The bright part consists of a slightly elliptical ring that is pointing towards the ...

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