M43

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M43 is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Orion, often considered part of the Orion Nebula region and associated with active star formation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region
Messier object
deep-sky object
emission nebula
alsoKnownAs De Mairan's Nebula NERFINISHED
angularSeparationFrom M42 NERFINISHED
appearsNear Orion's Sword NERFINISHED
associatedWith star formation
bestSeenFrom mid-northern latitudes
bestSeenInSeason winter
catalogCode M43
Messier 43 NERFINISHED
NGC 1982 NERFINISHED
contains interstellar dust
ionized hydrogen gas
discoveredBy Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan NERFINISHED
discoveryCentury 18th century
hasApparentBrightness bright
hasAstrophysicalProcess gas ionization
ongoing star formation
hasFeature bright emission region
dark dust lane
hasObjectType H II emission region
hasPhysicalAssociationWith M42
hasScientificInterest massive star formation studies
nebular structure studies
inGalacticStructure Orion Arm NERFINISHED
inGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
ionizationSource massive young stars
isNeighborOf Running Man Nebula NERFINISHED
isPartOf Orion Molecular Cloud Complex NERFINISHED
isPartOfRegion Orion Nebula region NERFINISHED
isTargetFor amateur astronomers
astrophotographers
professional astronomers
locatedInConstellation Orion NERFINISHED
namedAfter Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan NERFINISHED
nebulaType diffuse nebula
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
partOf Orion Nebula complex NERFINISHED
skyLocation Orion's Sword region NERFINISHED
visibleFromHemisphere Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED

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