Messier 76

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age approximately 10,000 years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 13.1
approximately 12.0
gptkbp:composed_by hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:coordinates RA 01h 42m 19s, Dec +51° 34′ 00″
gptkbp:declination +51° 34′ 00″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1780
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 2,500 light years
2500 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
Messier
Messier 76 catalog entry
gptkbp:expansion_plans approximately 20 km/s
gptkbp:features central star
two lobes
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 0.3 light years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 76
gptkbp:image Hubble Space Telescope image available
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Perseus
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_650
gptkb:Little_Dumbbell_Nebula
gptkbp:located_in constellation Perseus
gptkbp:notable_for its resemblance to a dumbbell
gptkbp:number gptkb:NGC_650
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:research faintness
gptkbp:right_ascension 01h 42m 19s
gptkbp:size about 1.5 arcminutes
1.5 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Perseus
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5