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Orion Nebula
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English
thumb|right|Hubble Telescope view of the Orion Nebula
Proper noun
Orion Nebula
en astronomy A diffuse nebula visible in the night sky below Orion's Belt; it is approximately 40 light years across. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye and is the closest region of stellar formation to Earth.
Synonyms
en M42
en NGC 1976
Translations
A nebula below Orion's Belt
Dutch: nl Orionnevel m
Finnish: fi Orionin sumu
German: de Orionnebel m
Hindi: hi मृग निहारिका f, hi कालपुरुष निहारिका f
Irish: ga Réaltnéal Oiríon m, ga buaile an Bhodaigh f
Polish: pl Wielka Mgławica w Orionie f, pl Mgławica Oriona f