The Crab Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age about 1,000 years
gptkbp:average_temperature about 10 million K
gptkbp:composed_by hydrogen, helium, and heavier elements
gptkbp:contains gptkb:pulsar_PSR_B0531+21
gptkbp:diameter approximately 11 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by 1758
gptkbp:element astrophysics research
gptkbp:founded_in a supernova explosion
gptkbp:has_expansion_velocity about 1,500 kilometers per second
gptkbp:has_function complex filaments and knots
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:Type_II_supernova_remnant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Crab Nebula
gptkbp:is_approximately 6,500 light-years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_asequel_to cosmic rays
gamma-ray emissions
gptkbp:is_associated_with the historical supernova SN 1054
gptkbp:is_atype_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkb:region
gptkb:pulsar_wind_nebula
gptkb:medical_imaging
gptkb:Supernova
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:star
stellar nursery
galactic structure
astrophysical object
cosmic web
cosmic structure
diffuse nebula
X-ray nebula
nebular object
non-thermal source
optical nebula
pulsar nebula
radio nebula
supernova remnant nebula
supernova remnant region
gptkbp:is_known_for its bright optical emission
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
radio, optical, and X-ray wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Crab_Pulsar_system
the Messier catalog
the Taurus constellation
the Crab Nebula complex
gptkbp:is_studied_for its magnetic fields
its synchrotron radiation
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
northern hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Messier_1
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 8.4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4