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NGC 7008 (also Fetus Nebula and PK 093+05.2) is a magnitude +12.0 planetary nebula located 2800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

The planetary nebula was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire on the 14th October 1787.

Right Ascension 21h 00m 32.5s, Declination +54° 32' 36"

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