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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Orion_Nebula
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gptkbp:angularSize
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65 × 60 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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4.0
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gptkbp:cataloguedIn
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gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:M42
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Trapezium_Cluster
gptkb:Herbig–Haro_objects
protoplanetary disks
young stars
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gptkbp:declination
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−05° 23′ 28″
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gptkbp:diameter
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about 24 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Nicolas-Claude_Fabri_de_Peiresc
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1610
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 1,344 light-years
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gptkbp:hasFeature
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brightest diffuse nebula visible from Earth
one of the most studied objects in the night sky
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 42
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Orion_constellation
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gptkbp:mass
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about 2,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:notableFor
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star formation
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
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gptkbp:photographed
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Titan
gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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05h 35m 17.3s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:M42
gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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