NGC 7662 Blue Snowball

The bright object with the amusing name "Blue Snowball," cataloged as NGC 7662, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Andromeda. It is highly luminous, and its blue disk is clearly visible through a telescope. Key characteristics of the object: Distance from Earth – about 2,500 light-years or slightly more (according to recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope). It has a smooth oval shape. Star temperature – 75,000 K. It has two shells, one of which is expanding, resembling a stellar wind. The Blue Snowball Nebula is popular among astronomers because it looks beautiful and unusual – like sparkling snow scattered around a bright disk.