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IC 351
A nearly circular, high-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Perseus, making it a useful spectroscopic calibration target despite its modest apparent size.
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The top alternative to IC 351 in 2026 is Dumbbell Nebula with a score of 9.2/10, followed by Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC 3132) (9.0) and NGC 7027 (8.9).
Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula, formally cataloged as Messier Object 27, is a bright planetary nebula located within the constellat...
Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC 3132)
The Eight-Burst Nebula, formally NGC 3132, is a vibrant planetary nebula located in the southern sky approximately 2,000...
NGC 7027
NGC 7027 is a vibrant planetary nebula located within the constellation Cygnus. Formed from the ejected material of a dy...
Eskimo Nebula
The Eskimo Nebula is NGC 2392 in Gemini, discovered by William Herschel in 1787 and notable for its double-shell bipolar...
Bow-Tie Nebula
The Bow-Tie Nebula is NGC 40 in Cepheus, discovered by William Herschel in 1788 and shaped by a carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet c...
Ghost of Jupiter Nebula
The Ghost of Jupiter Nebula is NGC 3242 in Hydra, discovered by William Herschel in 1785 and named for its Jupiter-like...
Saturn Nebula
The Saturn Nebula is NGC 7009 in Aquarius, discovered by William Herschel in 1782 and named by Lord Rosse for its ringed...
Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662)
A bright, compact planetary nebula in Andromeda discovered by William Herschel in 1784, notable for its nearly circular...
Emerald Eye Nebula (NGC 6572)
A bright, compact planetary nebula in Ophiuchus about 3,900 light-years away, one of the most luminous planetaries in th...
NGC 6572 (Blue Racquetball)
A compact, vivid blue-green planetary nebula in Ophiuchus nicknamed the Blue Racquetball, notable for its exceptionally...
Turtle Nebula (NGC 6210)
A compact, high-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Hercules about 6,500 light-years away, notable for its vivid blue...
Blue Flash Nebula (NGC 6905)
A planetary nebula in Delphinus roughly 7,500 light-years away, with a near-circular ionized shell and a hot central whi...
White-Eyed Pea Nebula (IC 4593)
A compact planetary nebula in Hercules notable for its bright central star and small angular size that produces a distin...
Cheeseburger Nebula (NGC 7026)
A bipolar planetary nebula in Cygnus roughly 6,000 light-years away, with two lobes flanking a dense equatorial waist th...
IC 4593 (White-Eyed Pea)
A compact planetary nebula in Hercules nicknamed the White-Eyed Pea, featuring a small bright blue-white disk and one of...
Phantom Streak Nebula (NGC 6741)
A compact, high-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Aquila about 7,000 light-years away, notable for its extremely ho...
IC 5117
A compact planetary nebula in Cygnus so small angularly that it resembles a stellar point source in modest telescopes, r...
NGC 6886
A small, high-surface-brightness planetary nebula in Sagitta with a compact disk morphology, lying approximately 6,000 l...
NGC 6439
A compact, high-excitation planetary nebula in Ophiuchus with such a small angular diameter that it appears nearly stell...
NGC 6879
A small, high-excitation planetary nebula in Sagitta featuring a compact disk morphology and a hot central white dwarf,...
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