M 43By astrored / November 6, 2023 M42 . . Index . . M44 Messier 43 M 43 (NGC 1982) Diffuse Nebula in Orion. De Mairan’s Nebula, part of Orion Nebula RA=05 35.6, Dec=-05 16. 9.0 mag, dist=1.6 kly. M43 page; DSSM page Hartmut Frommert ([email protected]) Christine Kronberg ([email protected]) Last Modification: 7 Apr 1998, 22:14 MET