the Great Orion Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:age about 2 million years
gptkbp:contains young stars
molecular clouds
protoplanetary disks
Trapezium stars
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:M42
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 1344 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Messier_42
gptkbp:features star formation
gptkbp:has bright stars
hydrogen gas
various wavelengths of light
dark lanes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Great Orion Nebula
gptkbp:is a site of ongoing research
a target for space missions
a popular target for astrophotography
a prominent feature in the Milky Way
a region of high stellar density
a stellar nursery
a source of cosmic rays
a region of active star formation
a target for amateur astronomers
a prominent feature in the night sky
a region of ionized gas
a source of infrared radiation
one of the brightest nebulae
a site of stellar evolution
part of the Orion constellation's sword
a region of complex chemistry
a region of diverse stellar populations
a region of high luminosity
a region of high stellar activity
a location for studying stellar dynamics
one of the most studied nebulae
a location for studying interstellar matter
a location for studying the interstellar medium
a prominent object in astrophysics
a region of galactic evolution
a region of high-energy astrophysics
a region of high-energy processes
a region of significant astronomical interest
a region of significant astrophysical phenomena
a region of star cluster formation
a region of star formation feedback
a site for studying the effects of stellar winds
a site for studying the lifecycle of stars
a site of chemical enrichment
a site of molecular cloud collapse
a source of astronomical data
a target for infrared observations
a site for studying the formation of planetary systems
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
naked eye
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:mass about 2000 solar masses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:size about 24 light years across
gptkbp:type gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barnard's_Loop_Nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8