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M42
M42 — Orion Nebula
Emission Nebula
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Right ascension
- 5h 35m 17s
- Declination
- -5° 23′ 28″
- Magnitude
- 4
- Angular size
- 85′ × 60′
- Surface brightness
- 11 mag/arcmin²
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- December, January, February
- Catalog IDs
- M42;NGC 1976
About this target
Bright core requires HDR blending of exposures.