Kronberger 61

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Planetary nebula
Kronberger 61
AladinLite
Constellation lyre
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 21m 38.94s
declination + 38 ° 18 ′ 57.2 ″
Appearance
Angular expansion 1.5 '
Central star
Physical data
distance about 13,000 ly 
history
Catalog names

Kronberger 61 or Kn 61 for short is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra . The nebula was discovered by the physicist and amateur astronomer Matthias Kronberger in the data of the Digitized Sky Survey .

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  1. a b c d Gemini Image Captures Elegant Beauty of Planetary Nebula Discovered by Amateur Astronomer