M1 - Crab Nebula | The Sky Tonight

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Some astronomers and historians suspect that in the year 1054 a massive star near the tip of the horn of Taurus exploded, producing the Crab Nebula.

Image	Representation	Date	Deep Sky Object
Image	Bode (1801), Plate 12: Taurus	1801	M45 - Pleiades Hyades M1 - Crab Nebula

Deep Sky Object Info

Object ID: M1

Object type: Supernova remnant

Messier: M1

NGC: 1952

Constellation: Tau

Distance (LY): 4.9–8.1 x 103

Magnitude: 8.40

Wikipedia: M1

SEDs: M1

SEDs Observation History: M1

Starts with a Bang: M1, the Crab Nebula

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