Messier 43: De Mairan’s Nebula
Messier 43 (M43), also known as De Mairan’s Nebula, is a star-forming region located in the constellation Orion. M43 has an apparent magnitude of 9.0 and lies at a distance of 1,600 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 1982 in the New General Catalogue.
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