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NGC 6210
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.NGC 6210
- Release DateOctober 22, 1998
- Science ReleaseTurtle in Space Describes New Hubble Image
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A Turtle-Shaped Nebula, NGC 6210, and the Structure Around Its Star (inset)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has shown us that the shrouds of gas surrounding dying, sunlike stars (called planetary nebulae) come in a variety of strange shapes, from an "hourglass" to a "butterfly" to a "stingray." With this image of NGC 6210, the Hubble telescope has added...
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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov