The Bug Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age approximately 1,500 years
gptkbp:associated_with stellar evolution
star formation
mass loss from stars
gptkbp:composed_by gptkb:hydrogen
nitrogen
carbon
helium
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1834
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 3,800 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Index_Catalogue
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog
gptkbp:features bipolar outflows
central star
bright lobes
gptkbp:first_imaged_year gptkb:1998
gptkbp:has_research_focus gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
photometry
stellar dynamics
galactic evolution
spectral analysis
exoplanetary systems
light pollution effects
nebular physics
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:Wolf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bug Nebula
gptkbp:image gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
ultraviolet wavelengths
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:NGC_6302
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 10.5
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:notable_feature colorful appearance
symmetrical shape
complex structure
dust lanes
highly ionized gas
gptkbp:research gptkb:spectroscopy
imaging
gptkbp:size about 0.5 light years across
gptkbp:type gptkb:Planetary_Nebula