Messier 78

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nebula
gptkbp:appearsIn northern hemisphere
gptkbp:associatedWith NGC 2068
gptkbp:contains young stars
HD 38563
HD 38563A
HD 38563B
HD 38563C
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:features dark lanes of dust
gptkbp:hasAccessTo absorption lines
emission lines
gptkbp:hasNearbyAttractions NGC 2024
NGC 2064
NGC 2071
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.3
gptkbp:hasVariants -00° 01' 30''
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 78
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith star formation
gptkbp:isKnownFor molecular clouds
its reflection of starlight
gptkbp:isLocatedIn coordinates 5h 46m 45s -0° 1' 30''
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkbp:isNotableFor its bright reflection of light
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkb:Orion_star-forming_region
Messier catalog of nebulae
Messier_78_complex
gptkbp:isRelatedTo M78
gptkbp:isServedBy telescopes
infrared_wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astronomy
stellar evolution
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn Deep-sky objects
gptkbp:isVisitedBy winter months
gptkbp:legalStatus 05h 46m 45s
gptkbp:length approximately 1,600 light-years
gptkbp:lighting reflects light from nearby stars
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:notableFor its bright blue color
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Messier_78_group
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
visible light
gptkbp:releaseYear 1780
gptkbp:size approximately 8 arcminutes across
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkbp:type reflection nebula
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope