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Cotton Candy Nebula

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Right ascension
  
17 18 20

Constellation
  
Ara

Declination
  
−32° 27′ 22″

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Similar
  
Water Lily Nebula, Egg Nebula, Calabash Nebula, Frosty Leo Nebula, M1‑92

Cotton candy nebula


The Cotton Candy Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula (PPN) that was originally discovered by the IRAS satellite. It is also known as IRAS 17150-3224. It is a good example of a DUPLEX-type protoplanetary nebula.

References

Cotton Candy Nebula Wikipedia