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Messier 78

Reflection nebula in the constellation Orion

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Instance of: reflection nebula
Part of: Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, Milky Way
apparent magnitude: 8.3, 8.0
catalog code: M 78, NGC 2068, IRAS 05442-0000, Ced 55u, [KPS2012] MWSC 0664
constellation: Orion
declination: 0.07917
declination component of proper motion: -4.50
discoverer or inventor: Pierre Méchain
distance from Earth: 1600
epoch: J2000.0
radial velocity: 63.30
radius: 2
redshift: 0.000211
right ascension: 86.69083
right ascension component of proper motion: -0.93
time of discovery or invention: 1780
topic's main category: Category:Messier 78

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