Messier 78 group

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical object
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkbp:contains NGC 2064
NGC 2067
HD 38563
HD 38563B
HD 38563C
gptkbp:established gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
gptkbp:exhibits Messier catalog
gptkbp:features dark lanes of dust
gptkbp:hasColor blue
red
orange
gptkbp:hasProductLine LBN 762
NGC 2024
NGC 2023
gptkbp:hasRecognition 8.3
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent B-type stars
A-type stars
F-type stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 78 group
gptkbp:includes B33 nebula
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith molecular clouds
dark nebulae
star formation regions
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkb:Orion_star-forming_region
gptkb:Orion_Belt
Milky Way galaxy
Messier_78_region
gptkbp:isServedBy optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared_wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astrophysics
interstellar medium
stellar evolution
stellar formation
dust and gas interactions
star birth processes
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn winter months
gptkbp:length approximately 1,600 light years
gptkbp:lighting high surface brightness
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:notableFor bright reflection nebulae
gptkbp:partOf Messier_78_complex
gptkbp:releaseYear 1780
gptkbp:size approximately 4 arcminutes
gptkbp:type reflection nebula
gptkbp:visibility naked eye
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope