| Messier Catalogue
| New General Catalogue
| Other designation
| Nickname
| Date discovered
| Distance in light-years
|
|
|
| M2-9
| Twin Jet Nebula
| 1990s
|
|
| M27
| NGC 6853
|
| Dumbbell Nebula
| 1764
| About 1,250
|
| M57
|
|
| Ring Nebula
| 1779
| 2,300
|
|
|
| Mz3
| Ant Nebula
| July 20, 1997
|
|
|
| NGC 2392
|
| Eskimo Nebula
| 1787
| About 5,000
|
|
| NGC 6543
|
| Cat's Eye Nebula
| 1786
| About 3,260
|
|
| NGC 7009
|
| Saturn Nebula
| 1782
|
|
|
| NGC 7293
|
| Helix Nebula
| 1824
| 450
|
|
|
| MyCn18
| Hourglass Nebula
| 1996
| About 8,000
|
|
|
| CRL 2688
| Egg Nebula
| 1996
| About 3,000
|
| M76
| NGC 650, NGC 651
|
| Little Dumbbell Nebula
| 1780
|
|
| M97
| NGC 3587
|
| Owl Nebula
| 1781
|
|
|
| NGC 6537
|
| Red Spider Nebula
|
|
|
|
|
| IC 418
| Spirograph Nebula
|
| 2,000
|
|
| NGC 5189
|
| Spiral Planetary Nebula
| 1835
| About 3,000
|
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