Snake Nebula

Summary

Snake Nebula is a nebula^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (nebula category, ranking #10 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Snake Nebula is credited with the discovery of Edward Emerson Barnard^[3].
• Snake Nebula's image is recorded as Snake Nebula.jpg^[4].
• Snake Nebula's instance of is recorded as nebula^[5].
• Snake Nebula's instance of is recorded as dark nebula^[6].
• Snake Nebula's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[7].
• Snake Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Snake Nebula^[8].
• Snake Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Barnard 72^[9].
• Snake Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LDN 66^[10].
• Snake Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f0my2^[11].
• Snake Nebula's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Snake DCld^[12].
• Snake Nebula's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+260.9125'}^[13].
• Snake Nebula's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-23.6950'}^[14].
• Snake Nebula's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[15].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include nebula^[5] and dark nebula^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Barnard 72^[9] and LDN 66^[10].

Why It Matters

Snake Nebula draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (nebula category, ranking #10 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]