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In which constellation is the Helix Nebula located?
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Planetary nebula
Southern Ring Nebula as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in the near-infrared (left) and the mid-infrared (right). The dimmer star at the center of this scene has been sending out rings of gas and dust for thousands of years in all directions. The Southern Ring Nebula is approximately 2,500 light-years away.
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is located in the constellation Aquarius.1