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NGC 1976
Orion Nebula

NGC 1976 is a Cluster + nebula located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1976:

NGC:NGC 1976
Common name:Orion Nebula
Messier:M 42
Type:Cluster + nebula
Constellation:Orion
V-mag (visual):4
B-mag (blue):4
Right Ascension:05:35:16.48
Declination:-05:23:22.80
Major axis:90 '
Minor axis:60 '
Radial velocity:28 km/s
Redshift:0.000093

Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS