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Euclid’s view of the Cat’s Eye Nebula

March 19th, 2025
Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA

This is a zoom-in of Euclid’s Deep Field North, showing the Cat’s Eye Nebula in the center of the image, around 3000 light-years away. Also known as NGC 6543, this nebula is a visual ‘fossil record’ of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. This dying star is shedding its outer colorful shells.

Image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi

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About the Object

Name
Cat's Eye Nebula • NGC 6543
Type
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Distance
3,300 Light Years

Color Mapping
Band Wavelength Telescope
Optical 700 nm Euclid Vis
Infrared 1.1 µm Euclid NISP
Infrared 1.7 µm Euclid NISP

Astrometrics

Position (J2000)
RA = 17h 58m 33.7s
Dec = 66° 38' 0.1"
Field of View
25.2 x 25.2 arcminutes
Orientation
North is 90.4° left of vertical

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