Messier 43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula or NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by the French scientist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan before 1731 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1769; it is physically part of the Orion Nebula, separated from that larger nebula by a dense lane of dust known as the northeast dark lane, and forms part of the wider Orion molecular cloud complex.
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2. Wikidata: Messier 43
Messier 43 (Wikipedia)
Messier 43, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
Messier 43, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentence
Messier 43 or M43, also known as De Mairan's Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation of Orion.
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