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The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus.

The common name comes from William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, who observed the object in 1840 using a 36-inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab.
Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was observed later by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731.

The nebula was the first astronomical object identified corresponding to a historical supernova explosion.