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The following is a list of major planetary nebulae.

1 Northern Hemisphere
2 Southern Hemisphere
3 Notes
4 See also

Northern Hemisphere

Name	Messier Catalogue	NGC	Other designation	Date discovered	Distance (kly)	Apparent Magnitude (visual)	Constellation
		NGC 6751			6.5	15.8	Aquila
		NGC 6210			4.7	9.3	Hercules
Thor's Helmet		NGC 2359			15	11.45	Canis Major
		NGC 40		1788	3.5	11.4	Cepheus
Ghost of Jupiter		NGC 3242		1785	1.4	8.6	Hydra
Blinking Planetary		NGC 6826			2.0	8.8	Cygnus
Dumbbell Nebula	M27	NGC 6853		1764	1.36 ^+0.16_-0.21	7.5	Vulpecula
Ring Nebula	M57	NGC 6720		1779	2.3 ^+1.5_-0.7	9	Lyre
Eskimo Nebula		NGC 2392		1787	2.9 (approx.)	10.1	Gemini
Bug Nebula		NGC 6302		1888 (prior to)	3.4 ± 0.5	7.1B	Scorpius
Cat's Eye Nebula		NGC 6543		1786	3.3 ± 0.9	9.8B	Draco
Little Ghost Nebula		NGC 6369		1800 (prior to)		9.9	Ophiuchus
Medusa Nebula				1955	1.0 (approx.)	15.99	Gemini
Saturn Nebula		NGC 7009		1782	3.0 (approx.)	12.8	Aquarius
Helix Nebula		NGC 7293		1824	0.68 ^+0.15_-0.08	13.5	Aquarius
Little Dumbbell Nebula	M76	NGC 650, NGC 651		1780	3.4 (approx.)	10.1	Perseus
Owl Nebula	M97	NGC 3587		1781	2.6 (approx.)	9.9	Ursa Major
Red Spider Nebula		NGC 6537		1888 (prior to)	3.9 (approx.)	11.9	Sagittarius
Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula			M2-9	1947	2.1	14.7	Ophichinus
Footprint Nebula			M1-92	1946	15.0 (maximum)	11.7	Cygnus
		NGC 2346		1802	3.9 (approx.)	11.9	Monoceros
			Abell 39	1955	6.8 (approx.)	13.7	Hercules

Southern Hemisphere

Name	NGC	Other designation	Date discovered	Distance (kly)	Apparent Magnitude (visual)	Constellation
	NGC 6565					Sagittarius
Eight-burst Nebula	NGC 3132		1888 (prior to)	2.6 (approx.)	9.87	Vela
	NGC 2438		1786	2.9 (approx.)	11.5	Puppis
Retina Nebula		IC 4406	1888-1907	2.0 (approx.)		Lupus
	NGC 2440		1790	3.6 (approx.)	9.3	Puppis
Spirograph Nebula		IC 418	1888-1894	1.3 (approx.)	9.6	Lepus
Stingray Nebula		Hen 3-1357	1989	18 (approx.)	10.75	Ara
Spiral Planetary Nebula	NGC 5189		1835	2.6 (approx.)	9.5	Musca
		Mz 1	1922	3.4 ± 0.5	12.0	Norma
Ant Nebula		Mz 3	1922	8.0 (approx.)	13.8	Norma
Hourglass Nebula		MyCn18	1996	8.0 (approx.)	13.0	Musca
NGC 3918			1834	4.9	8.5

Notes

Data values are sourced from the individual articles for each nebula. Please see the article of the nebula in question for data references.

Many distances are estimates (denoted by the approx. suffix), as true distances are difficult to infer for planetary nebulae. Please see main article, Planetary nebulae, for more details on distance estimates.

Contents

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Notes

See also