1.helix nebula
Distance to Earth: 694.7 light years
Radius: 2.87 light years
Did you know: The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, lies about 700 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius (the Water Bearer).
2.horsehead nebula
Radius: 3.499729761 light years
Distance to Earth: 1,500 light years
Coordinates: RA 5h 40m 59s | Dec -2° 27′ 30″
Constellation: Orion
Apparent dimensions (V): 8 × 6 arcmins
Did you know: Bright spots in the Horsehead Nebula’s base are young stars just in the process of forming.
3.orion nebula
Distance to Earth: 1,344 light years
Radius: 12 light years
Coordinates: RA 5h 35m 17s | Dec -5° 23′ 28″
Constellation: Orion
Apparent dimensions (V): 65×60 arcmins
Did you know: In 1993, the Hubble Space Telescope first observed the Orion Nebula.
4.cat’s eye nebula
Radius: 0.2 light years
Distance to Earth: 3,262 light years
Coordinates: RA 17h 58m 33s | Dec +66° 38′ 0″
Constellation: Draco
Absolute magnitude (V): −0.2+0.8; −0.6B
Did you know: Observations suggest the star that created the Cat’s Eye Nebula ejected its mass in a series of pulses at 1,500-year intervals.
5.NGC 6302
Distance to Earth: 3,392 light years
Radius: 1.5 light years
Apparent dimensions (V): >3′.0
Constellation: Scorpius
Notable features: Dual chemistry, hot central star
Apparent magnitude (V): 7.1B
6.tarantula nebula
Radius: 300 light years
Distance to Earth: 159,800 light years
Magnitude: 8
Coordinates: RA 5h 38m 38s | Dec -69° 5′ 42″
Constellation: Dorado
Did you know: Doradus is a large region where stars are forming.