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Proper Names	Eight-Burst Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula
Caldwell Number	C74
NGC/IC Number	NGC 3132
Other Designations	PK 272+12.1
Constellation	Vela
Right Ascension	10h 7m 2s
Declination	-40° 26' 11"
Distance	c.2,600 light years c.780 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.7 Absolute: +0.2
Diameter	Apparent: 10' x 0.7' Actual: c. 0.7 x 0.5 light years
Associated Star(s)	HD 87877, HD 87892
Optimum Visibility	March
Notes	A complex planetary nebula, formed around a pair of stars and threaded by lanes of dust. The outer shell of the nebula is ringed by arcs of matter looping out into space, from which this object takes its common name of the 'Eight-Burst' nebula.

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