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M43
M43 — De Mairan's Nebula
Emission Nebula
· OrionBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Right ascension
- 5h 35m 36s
- Declination
- -5° 16′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 9
- Angular size
- 20′ × 15′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Oct-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- M43
About this target
Northern lobe of Orion Nebula complex.