Hubble Space Telescope photograph (2005)
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Type	Supernova remnant
Right ascension	05h 34m 31.94s[1]
Declination	+22° 00′ 52.2″[1]
Distance	6.5 ± 1.6 kly (2.0 ± 0.5 kpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+8.4
Apparent dimensions (V)	420″ × 290″[3][a]
Constellation	Taurus
Physical characteristics
Radius	5.5 light year (1.7 pc) [4]
Absolute magnitude (V)	−3.1 ± 0.5[b]
Notable features	Optical pulsar
Other designations	Messier 1,[1] NGC 1952,[1]Sharpless 244