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  Name Orion Nebula
  Type Diffuse
  Epoch J20000
  Ra 05<sup>h</sup> 35<sup>m</sup> 171<sup>s</sup> Revised NGC Data for NGC 1976 per Wolfgang Steinicke's NGC/IC Database Files
  Dec -05&deg 23&prime 25&Prime
  Dist Ly 1,500 Ly
  Appmag V +40
  Size V 65 &times 60 Arcmins
  Constellation Orion
  Radius Ly 15 Ly 1,500 &times sin( 66&prime / 2 ) = 14-15 ly radius
  Absmag V &mdash
  Notes Trapezium Cluster