IC 3568 lies in the constellation Camelopardalis at a distance of about 9 000 light-years, and has a diameter of about 0.4 light-years (or about 800 times the diameter of our solar system). It is an example of a round planetary nebula. Note the bright inner shell and fainter, smooth, circular outer envelope.
Image Credit: Howard Bond, Robin Ciardullo, and NASA/ESA
Explanation from: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9738c/
HUBBLE IS GRAT
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