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M1
M1 — Crab Nebula
Supernova Remnant
· TaurusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Right ascension
- 5h 34m 30s
- Declination
- +22° 01′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8.4
- Angular size
- 6′ × 4′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Oct-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- M1
About this target
Bright pulsar wind nebula from AD 1054 supernova.
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