Ring Nebula

planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra
Thing planetary_nebula Q13969
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Ring Nebula

Summary

Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ring Nebula is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier[3].
  • Ring Nebula is credited with the discovery of Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix[4].
  • Ring Nebula's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula[5].
  • Ring Nebula's constellation is recorded as Lyra[6].
  • Ring Nebula's spectral class is recorded as DA(O?)[7].
  • Ring Nebula is part of Orion Arm[8].
  • Ring Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Ring Nebula[9].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6720[10].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 57[11].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J185335+330145[12].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4377[13].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as BD+32 3246[14].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CSI+32-18517[15].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11366[16].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 N0223131306[17].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as HD 175353[18].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 18517+3257[19].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PK 063+13 1[20].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PK 063+13[21].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4377.00[22].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2090486618786534784[23].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [LFO93] 1851+32[24].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [D71] 1851+32[25].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [A86] 1851+329[26].
  • Ring Nebula's catalog code is recorded as B2.1 1851+32[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Ring Nebula's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula[5].

Use and Application

Ring Nebula is part of Orion Arm[8].

Why It Matters

Ring Nebula has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Spectroscopic investigation of old planetaries. III. Spectral types, magnitudes, and distances. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Ring Nebula
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    Part of Orion Arm
    Discoverer or inventor Charles Messier, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
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