NGC 1977
E459025
NGC 1977 is a bright reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Orion, often seen near the famous Orion Nebula as part of the same larger complex.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ reflection nebula ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Running Man Nebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sh 2-279 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | approximately 20 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 7.0 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NGC 1973
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | dark skies ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | winter ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dust clouds
ⓘ
embedded star cluster ⓘ emission nebulosity ⓘ molecular gas ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ reflection nebulosity ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| declination | +05° 16′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1786 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1500 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 460 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantColor | blue ⓘ |
| features |
Running Man-shaped dark region
ⓘ
silhouette dust lanes ⓘ |
| influencedBy | massive stars in Orion Nebula Cluster ⓘ |
| ionizationSource | hot young stars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | irregular nebula ⓘ |
| near |
M42
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orion Nebula complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion OB1 association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | photodissociation region ⓘ |
| requires | small telescope for best view ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 35m ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.