| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:planetary_nebula 
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                                | gptkbp:alternativeName | gptkb:Great_Orion_Nebula gptkb:NGC_1976
 gptkb:Messier_42
 
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                                | gptkbp:angularSize | 65 × 60 arcminutes 
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                                | gptkbp:apparentMagnitude | 4.0 
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                                | gptkbp:catalogueNumber | gptkb:M42 gptkb:NGC_1976
 
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                                | gptkbp:contains | gptkb:Herbig-Haro_objects gptkb:Trapezium_Cluster
 young stellar objects
 proplyds
 
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                                | gptkbp:declination | −05° 23′ 28″ 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Nicolas-Claude_Fabri_de_Peiresc 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1610 
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                                | gptkbp:distanceFromEarth | about 1,344 light-years 
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                                | gptkbp:hasViewOf | gptkb:Earth 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Orion_constellation 
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                                | gptkbp:mass | about 2,000 solar masses 
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                                | gptkbp:nearestMajorStar | gptkb:Theta1_Orionis gptkb:Theta2_Orionis
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | star formation protoplanetary disks
 stellar nurseries
 closest massive star-forming region to Earth
 most studied nebula
 
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                                | gptkbp:observedBy | gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
 
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                                | gptkbp:region | gptkb:Titan gptkb:planetary_nebula
 
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                                | gptkbp:rightAscension | 05h 35m 17.3s 
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                                | gptkbp:spectralType | gptkb:planetary_nebula 
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                                | gptkbp:temperature | about 10,000 K 
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                                | gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:M43 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Orion Nebula (M42) 
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