Properties (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
nebula
|
| gptkbp:category |
an emission nebula
|
| gptkbp:contains |
star-forming regions
|
| gptkbp:established |
William Herschel
|
| gptkbp:hasCitations |
approximately 50 light-years
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the North America Nebula
|
| gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
yes
binoculars autumn months |
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
gptkb:the_Pelican_Nebula
the_Cygnus_constellation's_mythology the_North_American_motif |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
dark lanes of dust
|
| gptkbp:isComposedOf |
hydrogen gas
|
| gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
the_star-forming_region_of_the_Pelican_Nebula
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a popular target for astrophotography
|
| gptkbp:isExploredIn |
spectroscopy
professional astronomers space telescopes |
| gptkbp:isHomeTo |
young stars
|
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
various types of stars
multiple star clusters its rich star fields a region of active star formation its_resemblance_to_the_continent_of_North_America |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
2,200 light-years from Earth
|
| gptkbp:isLocatedNear |
the star Deneb
|
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its bright H-alpha emission
|
| gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn |
astronomical literature
astronomical catalogs |
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
Milky Way Galaxy
the interstellar medium the larger molecular cloud complex the_Cygnus_constellation's_star-forming_regions the_Cygnus_constellation's_dark_regions the_Cygnus_constellation's_nebulae the_Cygnus_constellation's_star_field the_North_American_region_of_the_sky the_larger_Cygnus_X_region the_larger_Cygnus_constellation's_structure the_larger_Cygnus_constellation_region |
| gptkbp:isRated |
astronomical surveys
|
| gptkbp:isServedBy |
deep-sky astronomy
|
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
astrophysics
its chemical composition stellar formation processes its role in galactic ecology its interaction with surrounding gas |
| gptkbp:isSurroundedBy |
dark nebulae
|
| gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
northern hemisphere
star charts photographic plates long-exposure photographs wide-field telescopes |
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
clear nights
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
magnitude 4.0
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:photography |
amateur astronomers
various wavelengths astrophotographers |
| gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
NGC 7000
|