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Crab Nebula

Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus. The nebula was observed by John Bevis in 1731; it corresponds to a bright supernova recorded by Arab, Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054.

Distance to Earth: 6,523 light years
Age: 1,000 years
Magnitude: 8.4
Absolute magnitude: -3.1
Coordinates: RA 5h 34m 32s | Dec 22° 0.870'

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