Caldwell 63
C63
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Planetary Nebula
- Distance from Earth
- 650 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.3 mag
- NASA description
- Better known as the Helix Nebula, Hubble's image of Caldwell 63 is one of its most iconic.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 650 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1376 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 7.3 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Aquarius — find the constellation first to know where to look.