Crab Nebula (M1)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
supernova
gptkbp:angularSize 7×5 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 8.4
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M1
gptkbp:centralStarDiscoveredIn 1968
gptkbp:centralStarName gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkbp:centralStarPeriod 33 milliseconds
gptkbp:centralStarType white dwarf
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkbp:composition dust
synchrotron radiation
ionized gas
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkbp:diameter ~11 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Bevis
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1731
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~6500 light-years
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkb:radio_waves
visible light
gptkbp:expandingAt ~1500 km/s
gptkbp:hasViewOf optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:historicalObservation recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054
recorded by Japanese astronomers in 1054
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crab Nebula (M1)
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Taurus
gptkbp:mass ~4.6 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor source of cosmic rays
first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova
prototype of plerion (filled-center supernova remnant)
studied across electromagnetic spectrum
used to calibrate X-ray telescopes
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:supernova_SN_1054
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:NGC_1952
gptkb:Taurus_A
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
gptkbp:shape irregular
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:usedAs standard candle in astronomy
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye with small telescopes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5