Messier 1 (Crab Nebula)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
supernova
gptkbp:age about 970 years (as of 2024)
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:M1
gptkb:NGC_1952
gptkb:Taurus_A
gptkb:Crab_Nebula
gptkbp:angularSize 7×5 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 8.4
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M1
gptkb:NGC_1952
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkbp:declination +22° 00′ 52.2″
gptkbp:diameter about 11 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Bevis
gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1731
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 6,500 light-years
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkb:radio_waves
infrared radiation
visible light
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:expandingAt about 1,500 km/s
gptkbp:hasCentralObject gptkb:Crab_Pulsar
gptkbp:hasViewOf optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
gamma-ray 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 Messier 1 (Crab Nebula)
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Taurus
gptkbp:mass about 4.6 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFeature synchrotron radiation
filamentary structure
central pulsar
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:supernova_SN_1054
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Messier_Catalogue
gptkb:NGC_Catalogue
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 34m 31.94s
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:type supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6