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Bright nebula:
NGC 1952
- Crab Nebula
(astronomical entity)
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Taurus (Constellation) - Tau
..Alpha Tauri (Star system) - Aldebaran
..Beta Tauri (Star system) - Elnath
..Chi Tauri (Star system)
..Delta-1 Tauri (Star system)
..Delta-2 Tauri (Star system)
..Delta-3 Tauri (Star system)
..Epsilon Tauri (Star system)
..Eta Tauri (Star system) - Alcyone
..Gamma Tauri (Star system)
..Iota Tauri (Star system)
..Kappa-1 Tauri (Star system)
..Kappa-2 Tauri (Star system)
..Lambda Tauri (Star)
..M1 (Bright nebula) - Crab Nebula
..Mu Tauri (Star)
..Nu Tauri (Star)
..Omega-1 Tauri (Star)
..Omega-2 Tauri (Star system)
..Omicron Tauri (Star)
..Phi Tauri (Star system)
..Pi Tauri (Star)
..Psi Tauri (Star)
..Rho Tauri (Star)
..Sigma-1 Tauri (Star system)
..Sigma-2 Tauri (Star system)
..Tau Tauri (Star system)
..Theta-1 Tauri (Star system)
..Theta-2 Tauri (Star system)
..Upsilon Tauri (Star system)
..Xi Tauri (Star)
..Zeta Tauri (Star system)
..[NGC 1952] (Bright nebula) - Crab Nebula
Synonyms
Preferred name
:
M1
(Bright nebula)
(Tau)
Ref:
A. Hirshfeld & R.W. Sinnott (eds.), 1985
: xxii.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Krabnevel
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Crab Nebula
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026