List of planetary nebulae
The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.
Northern Hemisphere
| Image | Name | Messier Catalogue | NGC | Other designation | Date discovered | Distance | Apparent magnitude | Constellation |
| Glowing Eye or Dandelion Puffball | NGC 6751 | 6.5 | 11.9 | Aquila | ||||
| NGC 6210 | 4.7 | 9.3 | Hercules | |||||
| Bow-Tie Nebula | NGC 40 | Caldwell 2 | 1788 | 3.5 | 11.4 | Cepheus | ||
| Ghost of Jupiter | NGC 3242 | 1785 | 1.4 | 8.6 | Hydra | |||
| Blinking Planetary | NGC 6826 | 2.0 | 8.8 | Cygnus | ||||
| Dumbbell Nebula | M27 | NGC 6853 | 1764 | 1.36 | 7.5 | Vulpecula | ||
| Ring Nebula | M57 | NGC 6720 | 1779 | 2.3 | 9 | Lyra | ||
| Eskimo Nebula | NGC 2392 | 1787 | 2.9 | 10.1 | Gemini | |||
| Cat's Eye Nebula | NGC 6543 | 1786 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 9.8B | Draco | |||
| Little Ghost Nebula | NGC 6369 | 1800 | 9.9 | Ophiuchus | ||||
| Medusa Nebula | Abell 21 | 1955 | 1.0 | 15.99 | Gemini | |||
| NGC 7027 | 1878 | 3.0 | 10 | Cygnus | ||||
| Helix Nebula | NGC 7293 | 1824 | 0.68 | 7.6 | Aquarius | |||
| Little Dumbbell Nebula | M76 | NGC 650, NGC 651 | 1780 | 3.4 | 10.1 | Perseus | ||
| Owl Nebula | M97 | NGC 3587 | 1781 | 2.6 | 9.9 | Ursa Major | ||
| Twin Jet Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | M2-9 | 1947 | 2.1 | 14.7 | Ophiuchus | |||
| Footprint Nebula | M1-92 | 1946 | 15.0 | 11.7 | Cygnus | |||
| Butterfly Nebula | NGC 2346 | 1802 | 3.9 | 11.9 | Monoceros | |||
| Abell 39 | 1955 | 6.8 | 13.7 | Hercules | ||||
| Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula | PK 164+31.1 | 1939 | 1.6 | 14.0 | Lynx | |||
| Lemon Slice Nebula | IC 3568 | 1918 | 4.5 | 12 | Camelopardalis | |||
| Soap Bubble Nebula | PN G75.5 1.7 | 2008 | 4 | Cygnus | ||||
| IC 289 | 1888 | 5.2 | Cassiopeia | |||||
| IC 2149 | 1906 | 3.6 | 10.6 | Auriga | ||||
| IC 4593 | 1907 | 12 | 10.84 | Hercules | ||||
| IC 4997 | 8 | 11 | Sagitta | |||||
| Skull Nebula | NGC 246 | 1785 | 1.6 | 8 | Cetus | |||
| Oyster Nebula | NGC 1501 | 1787 | 4.2 | 13 | Camelopardalis | |||
| NGC 1514 | 1790 | 2.2 | 9.4 | Taurus | ||||
| NGC 2022 | 1785 | 7 | 12.8 | Orion | ||||
| NGC 2371 | 1785 | 4.3 | 13 | Gemini | ||||
| Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb | NGC 6572 | 1825 | 2.5 | 8.1 | Ophiuchus | |||
| NGC 6781 | 1788 | 2.5 | 11.4 | Aquila | ||||
| NGC 6790 | 1882 | 11 | 10.5 | Aquila | ||||
| NGC 6881 | 1881 | 13.8 | Cygnus | |||||
| NGC 6884 | 1883 | 6.5 | 10.9 | Cygnus | ||||
| NGC 6891 | 1884 | 7.2 | 10.5 | Delphinus | ||||
| Blue Flash Nebula | NGC 6905 | 1784 | 7.5 | 10.9 | Delphinus | |||
| Fetus Nebula | NGC 7008 | 1787 | 2.7 | 12 | Cygnus | |||
| NGC 7354 | 1787 | 5.5 | Cepheus | |||||
| Blue Snowball Nebula | NGC 7662 | 1784 | 8.6 | Andromeda | ||||
| Abell 78 | 1966 | 13 | Cygnus | |||||
| Abell 31 | 1955 | 2 | 12.2 | Cancer | ||||
| Soccer Ball Nebula | Kronberger 61 | 2011 | 13 | 18.4 | Cygnus | |||
| Abell 12 | 6.9 | Orion |
Southern Hemisphere
| Image | Name | Messier Catalogue | NGC | Other designation | Date discovered | Distance | Apparent magnitude | Constellation |
| Hen 2-47 | 6.6 | Carina | ||||||
| Southern Crab Nebula | Hen 2-104 | 1967 | 7 | 14.20 | Centaurus | |||
| NGC 5979 | 1835 | 13 | 12.10 | Triangulum Australe | ||||
| Red Spider Nebula | NGC 6537 | 1888 | 3.9 | 11.9 | Sagittarius | |||
| 14 | Sagittarius | |||||||
| Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula | NGC 6302 | 1888 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 7.1B | Scorpius | |||
| Saturn Nebula | NGC 7009 | 1782 | 3.0 | 8.0 | Aquarius | |||
| Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula | NGC 3132 | 1888 | 2.6 | 9.87 | Vela | |||
| NGC 2438 | 1786 | 2.9 | 11.5 | Puppis | ||||
| NGC 2440 | 1790 | 3.6 | 9.3 | Puppis | ||||
| Spirograph Nebula | IC 418 | 1888–1894 | 1.3 | 9.6 | Lepus | |||
| IC 1295 | 1867 | 4.7 | 12.7 | Scutum | ||||
| IC 2448 | 1898 | 11 | 11.10 | Carina | ||||
| IC 4663 | 1901 | 11 | Scorpius | |||||
| Spare-Tyre Nebula | IC 5148 | 1894 | 3 | 16.5 | Grus | |||
| Retina Nebula | IC 4406 | 1888–1907 | 2.0 | Lupus | ||||
| Stingray Nebula | Hen 3-1357 | 1989 | 18 | 10.75 | Ara | |||
| Spiral Planetary Nebula | NGC 5189 | 1835 | 2.6 | 9.5 | Musca | |||
| Mz 1 | 1922 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 12.0 | Norma | ||||
| Ant Nebula | Mz 3 | 1922 | 8.0 | 13.8 | Norma | |||
| Shapley 1 | PLN 329+2.1 | 1936 | ~1 | 12.6 | Norma | |||
| Engraved Hourglass Nebula | MyCn 18 Etched Hourglass Nebula | 1996 | 8.0 | 13.0 | Musca | |||
| NGC 3918 | Blue Planetary | 1834 | 4.9 | 8.5 | Centaurus | |||
| Fleming 1 | G290.5+07.9 ESO 170-6 | 1888? | 7.9 | 13.1 | Centaurus | |||
| Southern Owl Nebula | PN K 1-22 ESO 378-1 | 1971 | 4.3 | 17.4 | Hydra | |||
| IC 4191 | 1907 | 11.6 | Musca | |||||
| IC 4634 | 1893 | 7.5 | 11.3 | Ophiuchus | ||||
| IC 4637 | 1901 | 7.8 | 12.5 | Scorpius | ||||
| Robin's Egg Nebula | NGC 1360 | 1868 | 1.5 | 9.4 | Fornax | |||
| Cleopatra's Eye | NGC 1535 | 1785 | 6.5 | 10.5 | Eridanus | |||
| NGC 2452 | 1847 | 12.20 | Puppis | |||||
| NGC 2792 | 1835 | 11.6 | Vela | |||||
| NGC 2818 | 1826 | 10.4 | 12.50 | Pyxis | ||||
| NGC 2867 | 1834 | 7.3 | 10 | Carina | ||||
| NGC 3195 | 1835 | 5.5 | 11.6 | Chamaeleon | ||||
| NGC 4361 | 1785 | 3 | 10.9 | Corvus | ||||
| NGC 5307 | 1836 | 10 | 11.2 | Centaurus | ||||
| NGC 5315 | 1883 | 7 | 9.8 | Circinus | ||||
| NGC 5882 | 1834 | 9.4 | Lupus | |||||
| NGC 6153 | 1883 | 4.4 | Scorpius | |||||
| Box Nebula | NGC 6309 | 1876 | 11.5 | Ophiuchus | ||||
| NGC 6326 | 1826 | 11 | 12.2 | Ara | ||||
| NGC 6563 | 1826 | 11 | Sagittarius | |||||
| NGC 6629 | 1784 | 11.3 | Sagittarius | |||||
| Phantom Streak Nebula | NGC 6741 | 1882 | 7 | 11 | Aquila | |||
| Little Gem Nebula | NGC 6818 | 1787 | 6 | 9.3 | Sagittarius | |||
| Abell 36 | 1955 | 0.78 | Virgo | |||||
| Abell 70 | 1966 | 7.8–16 | Aquila | |||||
| Eye of Sauron Nebula | M 1-42 | 10 | Sagittarius |