M43

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M43
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:De_Mairan's_Nebula
gptkbp:angularSize 20 × 15 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.0
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Messier_43
gptkbp:constellationAbbreviation gptkb:Ori
gptkbp:contains HD 37061 (NU Orionis)
gptkbp:declination −05° 16′ 12″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jean-Jacques_d'Ortous_de_Mairan
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1731
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~1,600 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M43
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:nestType gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkb:NGC_1982
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 35m 31s
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Orion_Nebula_(M42)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5