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De Mairans Nebula
De Mairans Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

De Mairans Nebula - emission nebula

De Mairans Nebula, is a emission nebula located in the constellation Orion .

De Mairans Nebula is magnitude 9 and is 20' x 15' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. De Mairans Nebula
      1. Parent structure
      2. Orion Complex
      1. Type:
      2. emission nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 9
      1. Size:
      2. 20' x 15'
      1. Messier #:
      2. M43

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.