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M 43 · Mairan's Nebula

M 43 · Emission nebula (H II region) · Orion

Mairan's Nebula

Also known as NGC 1982

Messier 43

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Type: Emission nebula (H II region)
Constellation: Orion
Position (J2000): 5h 35m 31s · −5° 16′ 03″
Discovered: by Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran in 1731

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 9; visual
Size: 20′ × 15′
Distance: ~1,600 ly
Best months: Nov–Jan

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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