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If the Ring Nebula is about a light-year in diameter and expanding at a velocity of 15 k...

If the Ring Nebula is about a light-year in diameter and expanding at a velocity of 15 km/s, typical of planetary nebulae, how old is it? (Note: To 2 digits of precision, 1 ly = 9.5 × 1012 km, and 1 yr = 3.2 × 107 s.)

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