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Messier 76 (Little Dumbbell Nebula)

A planetary nebula in Perseus, one of the faintest objects in the Messier catalogue.

Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
2

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Nebular structure profile

A visual story for gas, dust, ionization, star-forming context, and observational imagery.

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    Part of Messier Catalogue.

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Object type
Nebula
Graph relations
2
Verified sources
1
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Messier 76 (Little Dumbbe...coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Part of

    Messier Catalogue

  • Located in

    Perseus (constellation)

Original SVG diagram

Deep-sky morphology

Galaxy-scale viewBulge / nucleusDisk or stellar haloMorphology comes from observationNebula
Object class
Nebula
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Image records
0
Graph relations
2
Messier CataloguePerseus (constell...Messier 76 (Little Dumb...Nebula

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catalog

Messier Catalogue

A catalogue of 110 deep-sky objects compiled by Charles Messier.

constellation

Perseus (constellation)

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
nebula:messier-76
Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
2
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/nebula:messier-76

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

1 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 2 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
None
Image coverage
None
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.