Elephant's Trunk Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:planetary_nebula
interstellar cloud
gptkbp:associatedWith star cluster Trumpler 37
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:IC_1396A
gptkbp:contains young stars
protostars
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_Emerson_Barnard
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 2,400 light years
gptkbp:hasViewOf infrared wavelength
optical wavelength
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elephant's Trunk Nebula
gptkbp:ionizedBy massive O-type star HD 206267
gptkbp:length about 20 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:constellation_Cepheus
gptkbp:mass about 200 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor star formation
pillar-like structure
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:IC_1396
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:region bright-rimmed globule
gptkbp:shape elongated, sinuous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IC_1396
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6