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supernova remnant

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The Crab

Lord Rosse named it in 1844, after his own drawing.

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The real thing

The Crab, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope — NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) · CC BY 4.0

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Object: supernova remnant
Rarity: Common
RA: 05:34:29.100
Dec: +22:01:01.20
DISTANCE: ~6,500 ly
SEEN: 1054
PULSAR: 30 turns/s
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