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Overview: Orion Nebula facts > Fast Facts: Orion Nebula
| Name | Orion Nebula, M42, NGC 1976 |
| Description | An emission nebula in which stars are forming |
| Age | The stars in the nebula are about 1 million years old. |
| Location | Found in the sword of the constellation Orion |
| Distance from Earth |
1,500 light-years |
| Size | The nebula’s diameter is 14 light-years across. |
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Stars are being born in the turbulent gas of
the Orion Nebula.
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Overview: Orion Nebula facts > Fast Facts: Orion Nebula