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CTB 1 (Abell 85)
A faint supernova remnant in Cassiopeia associated with pulsar PSR J0002+6216, discovered in 2017, which is traveling at over 1,000 km/s away from the explosion site.
apps Top CTB 1 (Abell 85) Alternatives
The top alternative to CTB 1 (Abell 85) in 2026 is Cygnus Loop with a score of 8.6/10, followed by Heart Nebula (IC 1805) (8.5) and Soul Nebula (IC 1848) (8.5).
Cygnus Loop
A large supernova remnant in Cygnus spanning about 3 degrees on the sky, formed roughly 10,000 years ago and encompassin...
Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
A large emission nebula in Cassiopeia whose heart-shaped appearance is carved by radiation and stellar winds from hot ma...
Soul Nebula (IC 1848)
A large emission nebula and active star-forming region in Cassiopeia, often imaged alongside the neighboring Heart Nebul...
Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147)
A supernova remnant spanning roughly 3 degrees across Taurus and Auriga, discovered at the Crimean Astrophysical Observa...
Jones-Emberson 1
Jones-Emberson 1 is the Headphone Nebula, a large faint planetary nebula in Lynx discovered in 1939 by Rebecca Jones and...
Owl Nebula (M97)
A large, faint planetary nebula in Ursa Major discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, named for two dark circular patches...
HFG 1
HFG 1 is an old planetary nebula in Cassiopeia, shaped by the binary V664 Cas as it plows through interstellar gas and m...
Robin's Egg Nebula (NGC 1360)
A large oval planetary nebula in Fornax about 978 light-years away, notable for its smooth elliptical shell and relative...
Medusa Nebula (Abell 21)
A large, ancient planetary nebula in Gemini roughly 1,500 light-years away, originally misclassified as a supernova remn...
3C 58
A pulsar wind nebula in Cassiopeia powered by pulsar PSR J0205+6449, possibly the remnant of a supernova recorded in 118...
IC 1295
A faint planetary nebula in Scutum about 3,300 light-years away, notable for its unusual greenish hue and multiple conce...
Spare Tyre Nebula (IC 5148)
A large planetary nebula in Grus expanding at roughly 50 km/s, making it one of the fastest-expanding planetary nebulae...
Sh2-188 (Dolphin Nebula)
Crescent-shaped planetary nebula in Cassiopeia whose asymmetric dolphin-like arc is caused by the central white dwarf's...
Sh2-68
A planetary nebula in Serpens notable for its cometary morphology, caused by rapid motion through the interstellar mediu...
CTB 109
Supernova remnant in Cassiopeia notable for hosting magnetar 1E 2259+586, making it one of the first supernova remnants...
IC 289
A faint, low-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Cassiopeia with a roughly circular morphology, located several thous...
Abell 31 (Sh2-290)
A large, extremely faint planetary nebula in Cancer catalogued by George Abell in 1966, considered one of the oldest and...
NGC 7139
A faint, low-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Cepheus with a roughly circular shape, lying approximately 3,300 lig...
Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1)
A large, extremely faint planetary nebula in Lynx discovered by Rebecca Jones and Richard Emberson in 1939, notable for...
Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1
Planetary nebula discovered by Heckathorn, Fesen, and Gull, notable for its bow-shock morphology driven by the central p...
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