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Helix Nebula, NGC 7293
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
NGC 7293 seen through several visible filters by Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension22h 29m 38.55s[1]
Declination−20° 50′ 13.6″[1]
Distance(200±1 pc) 650±3 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)+7.6[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)25′[2]
ConstellationAquarius
Physical characteristics
Radius2.87 ly (0.88 pc)[2] ly
Notable featuresOne of the nearest PNe
DesignationsNGC 7293[1] Caldwell 63
See also: Lists of nebulae

The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth.[3] The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years.[4] It is similar in appearance to the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Ring Nebula, whose size, age, and physical characteristics are in turn similar to the Dumbbell Nebula, differing only in their relative proximity and the appearance from the equatorial viewing angle.[5] The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture,[6] as well as the "Eye of Sauron".[7][8]

General information

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The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula, formed by an intermediate to low-mass star, which sheds its outer layers near the end of its evolution. Gases from the star in the surrounding space appear, from Earth's perspective, a helix structure. The remnant central stellar core, known as the central star (CS) of the planetary nebula, is destined to become a white dwarf star. The observed glow of the central star is so energetic that it causes the previously expelled gases to brightly fluoresce.

The nebula is in the constellation of Aquarius, and lies about 650 light-years away, spanning about 0.8 parsecs (2.5 light-years). Its age is estimated to be 10600+2300
−1200 years, based on the ratio of its size to its measured expansion rate of 31 km·s−1.[5]

Structure

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A 3 dimensional map of carbon monoxide in NGC 7293[9]
Structure and cometary knots are prominent in this Infrared false-color image taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope[10]
The location of NGC 7293 (labelled in red)

The Helix Nebula is thought to be shaped like a prolate spheroid with strong density concentrations toward the filled disk along the equatorial plane, whose major axis is inclined about 21° to 37° from our vantage point. The size of the inner disk is 8×19 arcmin in diameter (0.52 pc); the outer torus is 12×22 arcmin in diameter (0.77 pc); and the outer-most ring is about 25 arcmin in diameter (1.76 pc). The outer-most ring appears flattened on one side due to it colliding with the ambient interstellar medium.[11]

Expansion of the whole planetary nebula structure is estimated to have occurred in the last 12,100 years, and 6,560 years for the inner disk.[2] Spectroscopically, the inner disk's expansion rate is 40 km/s, and about 32 km/s for the outer ring.

Knots

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A closer view of knots in the nebula

The Helix Nebula was the first planetary nebula discovered to contain cometary knots.[12] Its main ring contains knots of nebulosity, which have now been detected in several nearby planetary nebulae, especially those with a molecular envelope like the Ring nebula and the Dumbbell Nebula.[13]

These knots are radially symmetrical (from the CS) and are described as "cometary", each centered on a core of neutral molecular gas and containing bright local photoionization fronts or cusps towards the central star and tails away from it.[14] All tails extend away from the Planetary Nebula Nucleus (PNN) in a radial direction. Excluding the tails, each knot is approximately the size of the Solar System, while each of the cusp knots are optically thick due to Lyc photons from the CS.[2][5][15] There are about 40,000 cometary knots in the Helix Nebula.[16]

The knots are probably the result of Rayleigh-Taylor instability. The low density, high expansion velocity ionized inner nebula is accelerating the denser, slowly expanding, largely neutral material which had been shed earlier when the star was on the Asymptotic Giant Branch.[17]

The excitation temperature varies across the Helix nebula.[18] The rotational-vibrational temperature ranges from 1800 K in a cometary knot located in the inner region of the nebula are about 2.5'(arcmin) from the CS, and is calculated at about 900 K in the outer region at the distance of 5.6'.[18]

Central star

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A light curve for the Helix Nebula central star, adapted from Iskandarli et al. (2024)[19]

The central star of the Helix Nebula is a white dwarf of spectral type DAO.[19] It has the designations WD 2226-210, PHL 287, and GJ 9785.[1] The star has a radius of 0.025 solar radii (17,000 km), a mass of 0.678 M☉, a temperature of 120,000 Kelvin and has an apparent magnitude of 13.5.[19]

A mid-infrared excess suggest a disk with a size of 35 to 150 AU, formed from Kuiper-belt like objects.[20] The size was later revised to be a ring between 30 and 100 AU. The non-detection at longer wavelengths allowed a research team to reject a series of scenarios. The researchers think the mid-IR excess comes from a replenishment of dust particles from thousands of exocomets at high eccentricities, with an origin from an Oort cloud-like structure.[21]

A 2024 study hypothesized that the central star might be orbited by a planet based on periodic variations in its light curve, but it cannot be ruled out that these variations are due to intrinsic stellar variability. Assuming an inclination of 25° (aligned with the nebula itself), this hypothetical planet is estimated to have a radius of 0.021 solar radii (15,000 km), or about 2.3 times the radius of Earth.[19]

Another study from 2025 found from X-ray observation that the central star may be accreting the remains of a Jupiter-like planet. This would be closer than the planet found via optical variability.[22]

The Helix Nebula planetary system[19][22][21]
Companion
(in order from star) 		Mass Semimajor axis
(AU) 		Orbital period
(days) 		Eccentricity Inclination Radius
c (unconfirmed) 1 MJ 0.004 0.12 — — —
b (unconfirmed) — 0.034 2.79 — ~25?° ~2.3? R🜨
debris disk 30–100 AU — —

Videos

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This zoom sequence starts with a wide-field view of the rather empty region of sky around the constellation of Aquarius.
This video compares a new view of the Helix Nebula acquired with the VISTA telescope in infrared light with the more familiar view in visible light from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory.
A 3D model of the Helix Nebula from the Galaxy Map app (iOS/Android)

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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a prominent located in the constellation Aquarius, approximately 650 light-years from . It represents the glowing, ionized remnants of gas and dust expelled by a low- to intermediate-mass star similar to the Sun during its late evolutionary stages, forming an expanding shell illuminated by the intense radiation from its central . Viewed nearly face-on, the nebula exhibits a striking eye-like appearance, with a bright inner ring of oxygen- and helium-rich gas surrounded by fainter outer regions and cometary knots, spanning an angular size of about 0.5 degrees—roughly half the of the —and a physical of approximately 2.5 light-years. The central star of the Helix Nebula is a hot with an effective temperature of around 120,000 K and a of about 100 times that of the Sun, having a mass of approximately 0.68 solar masses. This remnant core, roughly Earth-sized, continues to energize the nebula's gases, causing them to fluoresce in colors dominated by blues and greens from ionized oxygen and . The nebula's dynamical age, derived from measured expansion velocities of 20–40 km/s in its shells, is approximately 11,000 years, making it one of the more evolved and a key example of the brief (10,000–50,000 year) lifespan of such structures. Its total mass is at least 0.3 solar masses, primarily in ionized gas, with evidence of molecular hydrogen knots and a dusty around the , possibly from disrupted . Recent observations in 2025 have detected stable emissions from the central , likely from accretion of material from a destroyed . As one of the nearest planetary nebulae to , the Helix Nebula serves as an archetypal laboratory for studying stellar death and the recycling of elements into the . Detailed imaging from the reveals intricate helical and tubular structures, while infrared observations from Spitzer highlight cooler dust components and outer halos extending up to 5 light-years. These features, including asymmetric bows and jets, indicate interactions with prior asymmetric mass loss, possibly influenced by a binary companion, underscoring the complex dynamics of formation.

Discovery and Observation History

Discovery and Early Observations

The Helix Nebula, cataloged as NGC 7293, was discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding during his sky surveys, most likely before 1824. This large, faint object in the constellation Aquarius was overlooked by earlier observers, including , due to its low spread over a wide area. Early visual observations, compiled in John Louis Emil Dreyer's , described the nebula as "Remarkable object, pretty faint, very large, extended or binuclear," highlighting its ring-like structure. In the , astronomers produced sketches emphasizing this annular appearance, with measurements estimating the angular size of the main bright ring at about 11 arcminutes. The nebula's classification as a was solidified in the 1860s through pioneering spectroscopic work by William Huggins, who identified bright emission lines in the spectra of such objects, confirming their gaseous nature rather than stellar clusters. Huggins' observations of multiple planetary nebulae, including bright examples like the (NGC 6543), revealed lines from elements such as and , establishing the category's defining characteristics.

Modern Telescopic Studies

Modern telescopic studies of the Helix Nebula have benefited from advanced imaging and spectroscopic capabilities, revealing unprecedented details of its structure and dynamics since the late . The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys captured a high-resolution in 2003, showcasing thousands of comet-like filaments and intricate knots embedded along the inner rim of the nebula's gas ring, which highlighted the complexity of its ionized shells and provided a benchmark for subsequent analyses. Ground-based observations during the 1990s and 2000s, utilizing large telescopes like the , employed high-resolution to measure the nebula's expansion velocities, determining rates of approximately 20-30 km/s for the main ring and inner structures, consistent with an age of around 10,000-12,000 years. These measurements, often enhanced by to mitigate atmospheric distortion, allowed for kinematic mapping that traced the radial expansion of gas layers. In the 2000s, the Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared observations mapped the nebula's dust distribution, identifying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and amorphous silicates in the cometary knots and outer halo, which indicated ongoing dust processing in the post-asymptotic giant branch environment. These data complemented optical images by revealing cooler, obscured components invisible at shorter wavelengths. Efforts to integrate multi-wavelength datasets from Hubble, Spitzer, and ground-based facilities have enabled preliminary of the nebula's geometry, depicting it as a double-shell structure with inclined disks, as demonstrated in reconstructions from 2004 that combined optical imaging with kinematic data to visualize the expansion and filamentary features. Subsequent observations in the 2010s and 2020s, including those from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have detected molecular species such as CO and HCN in the outer envelope, providing insights into the nebula's chemical evolution and the survival of molecules in ionized environments.

Physical Characteristics

Location and Visibility

The Helix Nebula resides in the constellation Aquarius, with precise equatorial coordinates of 22h 29m 38s and −20° 50′ 14″ (J2000 epoch). This positioning places it in the southern celestial sky, making it inaccessible from far northern latitudes above approximately 60° N. Distance estimates to the Helix Nebula, derived from parallax measurements by the mission's Data Release 3 in 2022, are 655 ± 20 light-years. These updated measurements from the 2020s provide a more accurate assessment than earlier spectroscopic methods, confirming the nebula as one of the closest planetary nebulae to . With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.6, the Helix Nebula can be glimpsed by the under exceptionally in the , though or a small are typically required for clear resolution. Optimal viewing occurs from to , when Aquarius culminates high in the evening sky for observers south of the , maximizing altitude and minimizing atmospheric distortion. However, its extended, low-surface-brightness structure renders it particularly susceptible to urban light pollution, often washing out details even in suburban environments.

Size, Distance, and Basic Properties

The Helix Nebula, located at a distance of approximately 650 light-years (200 parsecs) from Earth, is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to the Solar System. This proximity allows for detailed study of its structure, with the nebula spanning an of about 15 arcminutes in the sky, corresponding to a physical diameter of roughly 2.5 light-years, making it among the largest known planetary nebulae. The nebula's extent is primarily that of ionized gas, with the main ring-like structure dominating the overall size. The total mass of the Helix Nebula is estimated at >0.6 solar masses (M⊙), consisting of ionized and gas along with neutral components. The ionized portion contributes about 0.3 M⊙, while neutral gas adds roughly 0.3 M⊙, with contributing only a minor fraction of about 0.0035 M⊙. The nebula's expansion dynamics indicate a kinematic age of approximately 11,000 years, derived from its size divided by the measured expansion of around 32 km s⁻¹. The velocity profile shows a gradient, with expansion rates of about 14 km s⁻¹ in the outer knots to over 40 km s⁻¹ in the inner structures, consistent with a dynamical evolution driven by the central star's ionizing radiation. The ionized gas maintains temperatures between 9,000 and 20,000 K, varying by region—cooler in the outer ring (around 9,400 K from [N II] lines) and hotter in the inner zones (>20,000 K)—while densities range from 60 cm⁻³ in the diffuse ring to about 1,200 cm⁻³ in brighter filaments. These conditions support the nebula's emission-line and photoionization balance. Chemical analysis reveals a helium abundance by number of He/H ≈ 0.12, higher than the solar value of ~0.10, signifying enrichment from the star's during its phase. This elevated helium content, measured via recombination lines, underscores the nebula's role as a probe of , with the ratio indicating partial second processing in the star's prior to ejection.

Morphology and Structure

Overall Morphology

The Helix Nebula exhibits a complex, barrel-shaped morphology, resembling a fragmented, bulging with thick walls formed by bipolar outflows. This structure is viewed nearly face-on, with the barrel axis tilted approximately 10° to the east and 6° to the south relative to the , creating an apparent cylindrical or toroidal form with polar caps and an equatorial concentration. The nebula's overall spans an of approximately 8 arcminutes (499 arcseconds) for its inner bright ring, enclosing a low-density cavity ionized by the central star. The prominent double-ring appearance consists of an inner bright ring and a fainter outer , but this is largely an arising from projection effects. The inner ring results from spatially separated velocity components along the that align to mimic a disk, while the outer ring corresponds to the bulging central wall of the barrel, where material increases. These features reflect a prolate spheroid-like distribution with enhanced in the equatorial plane, forming a toroidal component that dominates the visible emission. The glowing rim of the nebula arises from an ionization front at the boundary of the inner cavity, where ultraviolet radiation from the central star ionizes the surrounding gas, producing strong emission in lines such as Hα and [O III]. Adjacent recombination zones in the denser barrel walls allow for molecular survival, as evidenced by the presence of HCO⁺ in clumpy regions shielded from full . Expansion asymmetries are evident in radial plumes, particularly in the northwest (receding) and southeast (broader profile) directions, indicating episodic mass ejection that has punctured the barrel walls unevenly and driven faster outer material velocities.

Cometary Knots and Filaments

The cometary knots in the Helix Nebula represent prominent small-scale structures, numbering over 500, each measuring 0.1 to 0.3 light-years in length and exhibiting a distinctive tadpole-like morphology with rounded heads and elongated tails pointing away from the central star. These knots are distributed primarily in the inner regions of the nebula, contributing to its intricate filamentary appearance within the overall barrel-shaped morphology. Composed of dusty globules rich in molecular and carbon, the knots undergo photoevaporation driven by , with material evaporating at speeds of 100 to 200 km/s, forming ionized flows that sculpt their tails. This creates dynamic interfaces where neutral cores are enveloped by photoionized envelopes, leading to the observed emission features. Observations from the during the 1990s and 2000s, particularly using the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, have revealed detailed structures within these knots, including ionization shadows on the sides facing away from the central star and bow shocks at the head-tail cusps where evaporative flows interact with the ambient medium. These images highlight the knots' role as dense condensations embedded in the nebula's lower-density gas, with knot densities exceeding the surrounding by factors of 10 to 100.

Central Star System

Properties of the Central White Dwarf

The central star of the Helix Nebula, designated WD 2226-210, is a of spectral type DAO. This classification reflects its hydrogen-rich atmosphere with strong absorption lines from ionized , indicative of a hot, evolving stellar remnant. The white dwarf has a surface ranging from approximately 100,000 K to 120,000 K, with precise measurements placing it at 103,600 ± 5,500 K. Its luminosity is estimated at around 100 times that of the Sun (L ≈ 100 L⊙), providing the energy necessary to illuminate the surrounding nebula. The star's mass is 0.60 ± 0.02 M⊙, consistent with the typical mass distribution for white dwarfs, and its radius is approximately 0.028 R⊙, comparable to that of . As a post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) object, WD 2226-210 represents the cooling phase of a low- to intermediate-mass star that has ejected its outer envelope to form the nebula. The intense ultraviolet radiation flux from this hot ionizes the nebula's and oxygen, with (O III) emissions dominating the spectrum due to the star's high-energy photons. This ionization process shapes the nebula's stratified structure, where O III lines, such as the 5007 forbidden transition, are particularly prominent in the inner regions.

X-ray Emissions and Planetary Debris

The central in the Helix Nebula, designated WD 2226-210, exhibits unexpected emissions that have puzzled astronomers since their initial detection in the 1980s by the Einstein Observatory, with follow-up observations by ROSAT, in the 2000s, and confirming a persistent signal. These emissions include a soft component peaking in the 0.3-1 keV energy range, as revealed in imaging where the central source appears prominent in this band. Unlike typical planetary nebulae, where diffuse glow often traces shocked stellar winds in hot bubbles, the Helix's are primarily point-like and centered on the , though associated with a compact structure rather than a purely unresolved . A 2025 study utilizing archival and data, released on March 4, attributes these emissions to the accretion of debris from a destroyed onto the white dwarf's surface. The model proposes that a Jupiter-mass , composed primarily of rocky and icy materials similar to those in a disrupted outer solar system, was scattered inward through dynamical interactions, leading to its tidal disruption within the white dwarf's . This shredding process formed a or stream, with fragments spiraling inward and impacting the star at rates around 10^{-10} solar masses per year, heating the accreting material to temperatures of several million and generating the observed luminosity. The emissions show long-term stability from 1992 to 2002, punctuated by subtle 2.9-hour periodic variations likely due to orbiting remnants, such as a surviving Neptune-sized body. Spatially, the X-rays are concentrated within 0.5-1 arcminute of the nebula's center, correlating with mid-infrared excesses indicative of circumstellar dust from the planetary remnants, rather than originating solely from the 's . This scenario suggests the Helix Nebula hosts a rare example of late-stage disruption, where the —reaching surface temperatures exceeding 100,000 K—continues to cannibalize its former companions, producing a steady glow that distinguishes it from other in planetary nebulae. The model implies potential for a new class of variable sources linked to -planet interactions.

Formation and Evolution

Progenitor Star and Nebula Formation

The progenitor of the Helix Nebula was an intermediate- with an initial estimated at approximately 6.5 solar . This underwent a prolonged evolutionary sequence spanning approximately 10 billion years, beginning with fusion on the before ascending the , where burning ignited in a shell around the inert core. The subsequent (AGB) phase marked the onset of significant loss, driven by pulsations and on dust grains in the stellar envelope. During the AGB phase, the experienced recurrent thermal pulses—helium-shell flashes occurring roughly every 10^4 to 10^5 years—that induced episodes of intense mass ejection. These pulses dredged up material from the star's interior, enriching the outer layers with carbon and through the third dredge-up process, which transported nucleosynthesized elements to the surface. The major ejection events forming the bulk of the nebula occurred about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago, releasing slow-moving AGB winds at velocities of around 10–20 km/s. The transition to the phase began as the star evolved off the AGB, contracting and heating to become a post-AGB object. A fast , reaching speeds of 100–200 km/s, was launched from the hot central star, interacting with and sculpting the preceding slower AGB ejecta into the structured shell observed today. This wind-ejecta interaction compressed and ionized the , creating a glowing nebula enriched in and (with N/O ratios indicative of AGB processing) while the carbon abundance remained consistent with solar neighborhood levels. The resulting white dwarf remnant has a current mass of approximately 0.57 solar masses.

Dynamical and Chemical Evolution

The dynamical evolution of the Helix Nebula involves the continued expansion of its ionized at velocities around 20–40 km s⁻¹, propelled by the thermal pressure from recombination within the ionized zone. This expansion causes the front to propagate outward, eroding and dispersing the nebula's material into the . Hydrodynamical models predict that the entire structure will become too diffuse to observe as a coherent within approximately 50,000 years, with the current dynamical age estimated at approximately 10,600 years (range 9,400–12,900 years) based on recent expansion measurements. Recent Gaia-based studies suggest an even younger dynamical age of around 7,400 years. Chemical evolution in the Helix Nebula is marked by radial abundance gradients resulting from the layered ejection and mixing of material during the star's late stages. The inner regions are oxygen-rich, as indicated by prominent [O III] emission from highly ionized gas, reflecting the processing of CNO-cycle products closer to the central star. In the outer shells, helium enhancement is evident, with the He/H ratio increasing outward to values around 0.12 or higher, attributed to third episodes that enriched the envelope with during the phase. These gradients facilitate ongoing chemical mixing through turbulent flows and photoevaporation, distributing enriched elements across the nebula. Hydrodynamical simulations illustrate how Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities at the interface between the low-density ionized gas and denser neutral clumps drive the nebula's filamentation and clumpy morphology. These instabilities develop as the front accelerates into the neutral material, causing perturbations that fragment larger condensations into the observed cometary knots and filaments over timescales of hundreds of years. Radiation-hydrodynamics models, incorporating the central star's ionizing of ~7.8 × 10⁴⁵ photons s⁻¹, reproduce the photoevaporation flows and cusp structures in these features, confirming the role of such instabilities in shaping the dynamical structure. In its future evolution, the central , currently at an of approximately 120,000 K, will cool to approximately 50,000 K within about 10,000 years, diminishing its ultraviolet output and allowing the ionization front to recede. This cooling phase will lead to recombination of the ionized gas, causing the nebula to fade rapidly and evolve into a faint remnant. The dispersal process will ultimately disperse the enriched material, contributing to the chemical evolution of the local with enhanced , , and heavier elements from the progenitor.

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