Becklin and Neugebauer

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Becklin–Neugebauer Object
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Orion_KL_region
gptkbp:catalogueNumber BN object
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Gerry_Neugebauer
Eric Becklin
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1967
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 1,344 light-years
gptkbp:emits infrared radiation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Becklin and Neugebauer
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Orion_Nebula
Orion Molecular Cloud 1
gptkbp:luminosity about 2,500 times Sun's luminosity
gptkbp:mass about 8 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor first infrared source discovered in Orion Nebula
gptkbp:notVisibleIn optical wavelengths
gptkbp:temperature about 20,000 K
gptkbp:type infrared source
protostar
gptkbp:wavelengthRange infrared
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IRC2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8