NGC 1990
id:
ngc-1990-288-8551351
title:
NGC 1990
text:
NGC 1990 was discovered by William Herschel in 1786 with an 18.7 inch telescope. However, there is doubt that this object exists in reality as several visual searches and modern astrophotography have failed to identify the exact location and extent of the reflection nebula. Modern photographs of the area with cameras show ultraviolet leak that gives the false impression of a large blue nebula around ε Ori (Alnilam). More careful photography does not reveal a nebula in the area. Visual surveys do
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Nebula in the constellation of Orion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1990
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-30T01:32:10Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1046370","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1046370"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Orion_Belt.jpg","width":1500,"height":1192}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15