M43
E459021
M43 is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Orion, often considered part of the Orion Nebula region and associated with active star formation.
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.