Owl Nebula

Summary

Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of planetary_nebula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Owl Nebula is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain^[3].
• Owl Nebula's image is recorded as M97.jpg^[4].
• Owl Nebula's image is recorded as M97rosse.jpg^[5].
• Owl Nebula's image is recorded as The Owl Nebula M97 Goran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope.jpg^[6].
• Owl Nebula's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula^[7].
• Owl Nebula's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[8].
• Owl Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Owl Nebula^[9].
• Owl Nebula's parent astronomical body is recorded as Orion Arm^[10].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3587^[11].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 97^[12].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J1114+55.0^[13].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CSI+55-11119^[14].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1114+55.0^[15].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 6897^[16].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F11118+5517^[17].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11119+5517^[18].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PK 148+57 1^[19].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P11119+5517^[20].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J111447.71+550108.4^[21].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J111447.70+550108.7^[22].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J11144772+5501085^[23].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as RX J111447.9+550106^[24].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as AG82 135^[25].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as GB6 B1111+5517^[26].
• Owl Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 843950873117830528^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Owl Nebula is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain^[3].

Why It Matters

Owl Nebula ranks in the top 7% of planetary_nebula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]