IC 4406

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IC 4406, sometimes known as the Retina Nebula, is a planetary nebula near the western border of the constellation Lupus, the Wolf. It has dust clouds and has the shape of a torus. Despite this, it looks somewhat rectangular because it is seen from its side as viewed from Earth, almost in the plane of its equator.

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Image: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.