Messier 43
Nebula
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Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It was discovered by the French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan some time... Wikipedia
Magnitude: 9
Apparent magnitude (V): 9
Right ascension: 05h 35m 31.8s
Location: the Orion constellation
Apparent dimensions (V): 20′ × 15′
Distance: 1,300 ± 160 ly (400 ± 50 pc) ly