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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:astronomy
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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8.3
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:NGC_2065
gptkb:NGC_2064
multiple stars
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gptkbp:declination
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-00° 01' 30"
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1780
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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approximately 1,600 light years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:features
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dark lanes of dust
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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B-type stars
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 78 group
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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molecular clouds
dark nebulae
star formation regions
star clusters
bright nebulae
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gptkbp:is_located_near
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gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkb:Horsehead_Nebula
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
visible light
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Barnard's_Loop
gptkb:Messier_78_complex
gptkb:Orion_star_cluster
gptkb:Orion_Arm_of_the_Milky_Way
gptkb:LBN_762
gptkb:Orion_Belt
Orion star-forming region
Messier 78 region
Orion constellation star forming region
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gptkbp:is_studied_for
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gptkb:interstellar_medium
stellar evolution
stellar nurseries
cosmic dust
galactic structure
nebular dynamics
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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astrophysics
amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
star formation
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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gptkb:Earth
naked eye
space telescopes
winter months in northern hemisphere
summer months in southern hemisphere
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 5 light years across
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gptkbp:lighting
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high surface brightness
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Orion_constellation
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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05h 46m 45s
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Messier_78
gptkb:M78_Nebula
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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