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Object Information

Messier 1

Image: Digitized Sky Survey
Image: Digitized Sky Survey

This is the remains of a supernova which exploded around 1,000 years ago. It lies around 5,000 light years from Earth.



Facts and Figures


Object type: An Emission Nebula - Neutron Star.
Distance: 58,600,000,000,000,000 km.
Size (approximate diameter): 102,000,000,000,000 km.