Messier 78

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 8.3
gptkbp:appears_in astronomy literature
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:NGC_2067
gptkb:NGC_2068
gptkb:NGC_2064
gptkbp:contains young stars
dark lanes of dust
gptkbp:declination -00° 01' 30"
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1780
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 1,600 light years
approximately 1,600 light-years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:features dark lanes of dust
gptkbp:has reflection properties
multiple reflection nebulae
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:blue
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 78
gptkbp:is_associated_with B-type stars
gptkbp:is_located_at RA 5h 46m, Dec -1° 30'
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Orion's_Belt
gptkbp:is_notable_for its bright blue color
gptkbp:is_noted_for star formation
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Messier_78_group
Messier 78 region
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
gptkb:sunglasses
northern hemisphere
optical wavelengths
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
magnitude 8.3
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
gptkbp:right_ascension 05h 46m 45s
gptkbp:size approximately 4 arcminutes
approximately 8 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Horsehead_Nebula
gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5