NGC 7008 is a planetary nebula located in Cygnus. it is sometimes called the Fetus Nebula. The shell is unusual in that it appears to have two different shells. One possibility that it was a binary star system with two different shells formed from each of the stars as each star with through the same red giant phase.
NGC 7008
- Constellation: Cygnus
- Right Ascension: 21h 00m 32.503s
- Declination: +54° 32′ 36.18″
- Distance: 2,800 ly
- Details
- Category: Nebulas
- Telescope: GSO RC10
- Camera: ZWO A071 Color