Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Great Orion Nebula  ·  Lower Sword  ·  M 42  ·  M 43  ·  Mairan's Nebula  ·  NGC 1973  ·  NGC 1975  ·  NGC 1976  ·  NGC 1977  ·  NGC 1980  ·  NGC 1981  ·  NGC 1982  ·  Orion Nebula  ·  The star 42Ori  ·  The star 45Ori  ·  The star θ1Ori  ·  The star θ2Ori  ·  The star ιOri  ·  Upper Sword  ·  the Running Man Nebula
Orion Nebula - Messier 42, Csere Mihaly
Orion Nebula - Messier 42
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Orion Nebula - Messier 42

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
Orion Nebula - Messier 42, Csere Mihaly
Orion Nebula - Messier 42
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Orion Nebula - Messier 42

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Massive nebula in the constellation of Orion, visible to the naked eye. It is the closest star formation region (star are still born here) to Earth at about 1350 light-years away.

Subtype Reflection/Emission

Right ascension 05h 35m 17.3s

Declination −05° 23′ 28″

Distance 1,344±20 ly (412 pc)

Apparent magnitude (V) +4.0

Apparent dimensions (V) 65×60 arcmins

Constellation Orion

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Orion Nebula - Messier 42, Csere Mihaly