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NGC 1952 = M1

Bright (emission and/or reflection) nebula in Taurus

Crab Nebula

Dreyer's description: vB, vL, E 135deg +/- , vglbM, r; = M1

Cross Identifications: GC 1157, h 357. Crab Nebula; SNR 1054; Bevis (1731); Bode 11; BD +21 891; Taurus A, 3C144, 4C+21.19, Taurus X-1, G184.6-5.8.

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    Right Ascension: 5 : 34.5 (hours : minutes)
    Declination: +22 : 01 (degrees : minutes)
    Distance: 6.3 (* 1,000 light years)
    Apparent Magnitude: 8.4
    Apparent Diameter: 6. (arc minutes)

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