Crescent Nebula

Summary

Crescent Nebula is a supernova remnant^[1]. It draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (supernova_remnant category, ranking #5 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Crescent Nebula is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• Crescent Nebula's image is recorded as CrescentBicolorHunterWilson.jpg^[4].
• Crescent Nebula's instance of is recorded as supernova remnant^[5].
• Crescent Nebula's instance of is recorded as interstellar medium^[6].
• Crescent Nebula's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[7].
• Crescent Nebula's spectral class is recorded as WN6b(h)^[8].
• Crescent Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Crescent Nebula^[9].
• Crescent Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6888^[10].
• Crescent Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 203^[11].
• Crescent Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 075.51+02.29^[12].
• Crescent Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Caldwell 27^[13].
• Crescent Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1792-09-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Crescent Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xp_j^[15].
• Crescent Nebula's has cause is recorded as V1770 Cygni^[16].
• Crescent Nebula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crescent Nebula^[17].
• Crescent Nebula's Commons gallery is recorded as NGC 6888^[18].
• Crescent Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.4'}^[19].
• Crescent Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.44'}^[20].
• Crescent Nebula's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11cfv3wpg^[21].
• Crescent Nebula's SIMBAD ID is recorded as HD 192163^[22].
• Crescent Nebula's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 6888^[23].
• Crescent Nebula's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+303.0292'}^[24].
• Crescent Nebula's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.3550'}^[25].
• Crescent Nebula's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include supernova remnant^[5] and interstellar medium^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 6888^[10], LBN 203^[11], LBN 075.51+02.29^[12], and Caldwell 27^[13].

Why It Matters

Crescent Nebula draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (supernova_remnant category, ranking #5 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]