Orion Nebula

Summary

Orion Nebula is a H II region^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orion Nebula is credited with the discovery of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc^[3].
• Orion Nebula's video is recorded as Zooming in on the Orion Nebula.webm^[4].
• Orion Nebula's image is recorded as Orion Nebula - Hubble 2006 mosaic 18000.jpg^[5].
• Orion Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region^[6].
• Orion Nebula's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[7].
• Orion Nebula's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[8].
• Orion Nebula's instance of is recorded as reflection nebula^[9].
• Orion Nebula's instance of is recorded as diffuse nebula^[10].
• Orion Nebula's constellation is recorded as Orion^[11].
• Orion Nebula's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315127380^[12].
• Orion Nebula's GND ID is recorded as 1235788733^[13].
• Orion Nebula's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85095658^[14].
• Orion Nebula's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122613708^[15].
• Orion Nebula's part of is recorded as Orion Molecular Cloud Complex^[16].
• Orion Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Orion Nebula^[17].
• Orion Nebula's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75412^[18].
• Orion Nebula's has part is recorded as Kleinmann-Low nebula^[19].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 42^[20].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 1976^[21].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as 3C 145^[22].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as 4C -05.21^[23].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 209.13-19.35^[24].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 974^[25].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as MSH 05-0-11^[26].
• Orion Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PKS 0532-054^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Orion Nebula is credited with the discovery of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc^[3].

Why It Matters

Orion Nebula ranks in the top 1% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (966 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]