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Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula is a bright diffuse cloud south of Orion's Belt, visible to the naked eye as the middle point in the sword. It is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
- ID
- M42
- Distance
- 412 pc · 1344 ly
- Angular size
- 1.10°
- RA · Dec
- 83.82° · -5.39°