NGC 1976

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NGC_1976
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Orion_Nebula
gptkbp:angularSize 65 × 60 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 4.0
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Trapezium_Cluster
gptkbp:declination −05° 23′ 28″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Nicolas-Claude_Fabri_de_Peiresc
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1610
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 1,344 light-years
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:NGC_1977
gptkb:NGC_1982
gptkb:NGC_1980
gptkb:NGC_1981
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 1976
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:notableFor star formation
gptkbp:numberOfMessierObjects gptkb:M42
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 35m 17.3s
gptkbp:spectralType gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:type gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5