Crab Nebula

NGC 1952
	NGC 1952, M1, the Crab Nebula.; (PD) Image: STScI, NASA, ESA
Observation data: 2000.0 epoch
Constellation	Taurus
Right ascension	05h34.5m
Declination	+22o01'
Type	Emission nebula
Apparent dimensions	6.0
Apparent magnitude	8.4
Other designations	Crab Nebula , M 1

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The Crab Nebula (M 1, NGC 1952)^[1]^[2] is an emission nebula located in the constellation Taurus.

↑ Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)
↑ NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)>

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