Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Crab nebula  ·  M 1  ·  NGC 1952  ·  PGC 1660066  ·  Sh2-244  ·  TYC1309-1337-1  ·  TYC1309-1339-1  ·  TYC1309-1353-1  ·  TYC1309-1361-1  ·  TYC1309-1407-1  ·  TYC1309-1434-1  ·  TYC1309-1436-1  ·  TYC1309-1460-1  ·  TYC1309-1465-1  ·  TYC1309-1470-1  ·  TYC1309-1519-1  ·  TYC1309-1523-1  ·  TYC1309-1544-1  ·  TYC1309-1564-1  ·  TYC1309-1569-1  ·  TYC1309-1571-1  ·  TYC1309-1579-1  ·  TYC1309-1599-1  ·  TYC1309-1605-1  ·  TYC1309-1613-1  ·  TYC1309-1624-1  ·  TYC1309-1632-1  ·  TYC1309-1640-1  ·  TYC1309-1652-1
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NGC1952, Massimo Ermanni
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NGC1952

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NGC1952

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The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was observed later by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731. The nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion.

The nebula lies in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of about 6,500 ly from Earth.

PGC 1660066 is an 18th of magnitude Galaxie appearing in the constellation Taurus.

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NGC1952, Massimo Ermanni