Pelican Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:North_America_Nebula
gptkbp:contains star-forming regions
gptkbp:contains_star young massive stars
gptkbp:diameter approximately 100 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 1,800 light-years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:IC_5070
gptkbp:features dark lanes of dust
gptkbp:has_color red due to hydrogen emission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pelican Nebula
gptkbp:included Messier 1 catalog
gptkbp:is_associated_with molecular clouds
star clusters
gptkbp:is_connected_to gptkb:interstellar_medium
stellar populations
stellar nurseries
star formation processes
gptkbp:is_explored_in space telescopes
radio telescopes
optical telescopes
infrared observatories
gptkbp:is_known_for its bright emission lines
its intricate structure
its role in the lifecycle of stars
its beauty in astrophotography
its contribution to understanding nebulae.
gptkbp:is_located_at declination +44° 30′ 00″
right ascension 21h 53m 00s
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Cygnus_X-1
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:region
gptkb:LBN_762
gptkb:star
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
interstellar medium studies
Cygnus X region
Cygnus constellation region
gptkbp:is_studied_for galactic dynamics
chemical composition
stellar evolution
cosmic dust
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:spectroscopy
astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
optical wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
wide-field images
deep-sky observations
narrowband filters
summer months in northern hemisphere
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 6.5
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:photography amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
long exposure images
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5