Statements (59)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:North_America_Nebula
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gptkbp:contains |
star-forming regions
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gptkbp:contains_star |
young massive stars
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gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 100 light-years
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gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 1,800 light-years
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gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:IC_5070
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gptkbp:features |
dark lanes of dust
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gptkbp:has_color |
red due to hydrogen emission
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pelican Nebula
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gptkbp:included |
Messier 1 catalog
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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
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gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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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
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gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
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gptkbp:photography |
amateur astronomers
professional astronomers long exposure images |
gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cygnus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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