Hubble’s Variable Nebula

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Hubble’s Variable Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and shape appear to change over time due to variable illumination from its central star.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nebula ⓘ
reflection nebula ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Caldwell 46 ⓘ
Hubble Variable Nebula ⓘ
NGC 2261 ⓘ
angularSize ~2.0′ × 1.0′ ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV 9.0 ⓘ
associatedWith Herbig Ae/Be star ⓘ
young stellar object ⓘ
bestSeenIn long-exposure astrophotography ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ
catalog Caldwell ⓘ
NGC ⓘ
catalogNumber C 46 ⓘ
NGC 2261 ⓘ
DecEpoch J2000 ⓘ
declination +08° 44′ 10″ ⓘ
discoveredBy William Herschel ⓘ
discoveryDate 1783 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth ~2500 light-years ⓘ
~760 parsecs ⓘ
hasCentralStar R Monocerotis ⓘ
hasIlluminationMechanism starlight scattering off dust ⓘ
hasMorphology cometary nebula ⓘ
fan-shaped ⓘ
illuminatedBy R Monocerotis ⓘ
inGalacticHemisphere northern sky ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
Orion Arm ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Monoceros ⓘ
namedAfter Edwin Hubble ⓘ
namedForReason studied extensively by Edwin Hubble ⓘ
nebulaType reflection ⓘ
notableFor variable brightness ⓘ
variable shape ⓘ
observedBy Edwin Hubble ⓘ
observedIn infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
partOf Monoceros star-forming region ⓘ
RAEpoch J2000 ⓘ
rightAscension 06h 39m 10s ⓘ
shows light echoes ⓘ
spectralTypeOfIlluminatingStar B8e ⓘ
variabilityCause variable illumination from R Monocerotis ⓘ
variabilityTimescale days to months ⓘ
visibleFrom Earth ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monoceros → contains → Hubble’s Variable Nebula ⓘ
Hubble’s Variable Nebula → alsoKnownAs → Hubble Variable Nebula ⓘ
linked to: Hubble’s Variable Nebula
NGC 2261 → alsoKnownAs → Hubble's Variable Nebula ⓘ
linked to: Hubble’s Variable Nebula
NGC 2261 → alsoKnownAs → Hubbles Variable Nebula ⓘ
linked to: Hubble’s Variable Nebula