Object: Messier 42 (NGC 1976)
Type: Diffuse Nebula / H II Region
Constellation: Orion
RA: 05h 35m 17s
Dec: −05° 23′ 28″
Magnitude: 4.0 (V)
Angular Size: 65 × 60 arcmin
Distance: ~1,344 light-years
Notes: Includes the Trapezium Cluster and M43; one of the brightest emission nebulae visible to the naked eye.
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