NGC 281

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 10.0
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Perseus_arm
gptkb:Perseus_arm_of_the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:contains gptkb:IC_1590
molecular clouds
young stellar objects
gptkbp:declination +56° 37′ 00″
+56° 37' 00"
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:physicist
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
small telescopes
infrared observations
amateur telescopes
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:distance 9,200 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
various astronomical catalogs
gptkbp:features gptkb:star
dark lanes
gptkbp:has complex structure
bright emission regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NGC 281
gptkbp:image Hubble image available
gptkbp:ingredients massive stars
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:interstellar_medium
molecular clouds
star formation
star clusters
high-mass stars
gptkbp:is_explored_in space telescopes
astronomical surveys
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Sharpless_184
bright emission lines
a site of active star formation
its beauty in images
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:NGC_280
gptkb:NGC_283
gptkbp:is_noted_for its bright core
its intricate filaments
its bright nebular glow
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical astronomy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:star_cluster_IC_1590
gptkb:region
gptkb:NGC_281_cluster
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:star
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
star formation activity
star-forming complex
the Perseus constellation region
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:interstellar_medium
astrophysics
stellar evolution
stellar astrophysics
its chemical composition
gptkbp:lighting high
high surface brightness
gptkbp:located_in Cassiopeia constellation
galactic coordinates 120° 0′ 0″, +5° 0′ 0″
galactic coordinates 120° 56' 00" +5° 37' 00"
gptkbp:map galactic surveys
gptkbp:notable_person several young stars
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
various wavelengths
gptkbp:right_ascension 00h 52m 24s
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:region
gptkbp:size approximately 45 arcminutes
gptkbp:type gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:year_created 1827
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cepheus_constellation
gptkb:Perseus
gptkb:Cassiopeia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4