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Proper Name	Blue Snowball Nebula
Caldwell Number	C22
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7662
Other Designations	PK 106-17.1
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	23h 25m 54s
Declination	+42° 32' 6"
Distance	c.5,600 light years c.1,700 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.3 Absolute: -1.9
Diameter	Apparent: 0.5' Actual: 0.6 light years
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	This planetary nebula has a slightly elongated shape, and is composed of two distinct concentric rings of matter expanding outward from the central star.

A planetary nebula in the west of Andromeda, nearly 4,000 light years from the Solar System. Though it is faint as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude is +8.3), the Blue Snowball is in fact a vast cloud of expanding gas nearly a light year across.

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