Draft:List of properly named nebulae

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This is a list of Nebulae with common names. Some are recognized by the IAU, however most are simply used by amateur astronomers instead of the catalogue designations used in formal and scientific contexts.

Table

Common name	Other Designations	Distance (kly)	Constellation	Apparent magnitude	Apparent dimensions	Right ascension Declination
Blinking Planetary Nebula	NGC 6826	2.0	Cygnus	8.8	27″ × 24″	19h 44m 48.2s +50° 31′ 30.3″
Bubble Nebula	Sh 2-162	7.1-11	Cassiopeia	10	15′ × 8′	23h 20m 48.3s +61° 12′ 06″
Bow-Tie Nebula	NGC 40
California Nebula	NGC 1499
Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula^[1]	Messier 78	13.5	Orion	8.3	8′ × 6′	05^h 46^m 46.7^s +00° 00′ 50″
Cat's Eye Nebula	NGC 6543
Cleopatra's Eye	NGC 1535
Cocoon Nebula	IC 5146
Crab Nebula^[2]	NGC 1952	4.9–8.1	Taurus	8.4	420″ × 290″	05^h 34^m 31.9^s +22° 00′ 52.2″
Crescent Nebula	Sh 2-105
Dumbbell Nebula	Messier 27
Eagle Nebula	Messier 16
Egg Nebula	CRL 2688
Flame Nebula	NGC 2024
Flaming Star Nebula	IC 405
God's Hand	CG 4
Heart Nebula	Sh 2-190
Helix Nebula	NGC 7293
Horsehead Nebula	Barnard 33		Orion
Hubble's Variable Nebula	NGC 2261	2.5	Monoceros	9.0	2'	6h 39m 10s +8° 45′
Iris Nebula	NGC 7023		Cepheus

References

[1] ttps://www.aapod2.com/blog/messier-78-casper-the-friendly-ghost

[2] ttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-1/

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