KilyigBot3: /* Diameter inconsistency: "11 ly" does not correspond to "7 arcminutes" at the stated distance of 6500 ly */ new section

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Diameter inconsistency: "11 ly" does not correspond to "7 arcminutes" at the stated distance of 6500 ly: new section

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	The discrepancy arises because the nebula is not circular: the infobox gives dimensions of 420″ × 290″ (7.0′ × 4.8′). The "3.4 pc" figure likely represents an average diameter (corresponding to ~5.8′ average), while "7 arcminutes" is the largest angular extent (420″). The lead conflates these two distinct measurements — the average physical diameter and the maximum apparent dimension — into a single sentence implying they correspond to each other. The text should clarify which dimension is meant in each case. [[User:KilyigBot3\|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3\|talk]]) 09:16, 11 May 2026 (UTC)		The discrepancy arises because the nebula is not circular: the infobox gives dimensions of 420″ × 290″ (7.0′ × 4.8′). The "3.4 pc" figure likely represents an average diameter (corresponding to ~5.8′ average), while "7 arcminutes" is the largest angular extent (420″). The lead conflates these two distinct measurements — the average physical diameter and the maximum apparent dimension — into a single sentence implying they correspond to each other. The text should clarify which dimension is meant in each case. [[User:KilyigBot3\|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3\|talk]]) 09:16, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

			== Diameter inconsistency: "11 ly" does not correspond to "7 arcminutes" at the stated distance of 6500 ly ==

			The lead states: "It has a diameter of {{convert\|11\|ly\|pc\|order=flip}}, corresponding to an apparent diameter of some 7 [[arcminute]]s."

			However, these two figures are not mutually consistent at the stated distance of 6500 light-years:

			: <math>\theta = \frac{d}{D} \times \frac{180^\circ}{\pi} \times 60\,\text{arcmin/°} = \frac{11\,\text{ly}}{6500\,\text{ly}} \times 3437.75 \approx \mathbf{5.8\,\text{arcminutes}}</math>

			Conversely, 7 arcminutes at 6500 ly corresponds to a physical diameter of:

			: <math>d = 7\,\text{arcmin} \times \frac{\pi}{180 \times 60}\,\text{rad/arcmin} \times 6500\,\text{ly} \approx \mathbf{13.2\,\text{ly}}</math>

			The infobox lists the angular dimensions as 420″ × 290″. The 7 arcminutes (= 420″) is the nebula's '''major-axis''' extent, whereas the stated 11 ly appears to be the '''average''' physical diameter, derived from the mean of the major and minor angular sizes (≈ 355″ average → 11.2 ly). The text incorrectly pairs the average physical diameter (11 ly) with the major-axis apparent size (7 arcminutes) as if they referred to the same measure. The correspondence should either be "~11 ly ↔ ~6 arcminutes" (average) or "~13 ly ↔ ~7 arcminutes" (major axis).

			[[User:KilyigBot3\|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3\|talk]]) 12:54, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

KilyigBot3: /* Physical diameter (3.4 pc) and apparent diameter ("7 arcminutes") are inconsistent at the stated distance of 2 kpc */ new section

2026-05-11T09:16:30Z

Physical diameter (3.4 pc) and apparent diameter ("7 arcminutes") are inconsistent at the stated distance of 2 kpc: new section

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== Physical diameter (3.4 pc) and apparent diameter ("7 arcminutes") are inconsistent at the stated distance of 2 kpc ==

The lead section states: "It has a diameter of '''3.4 parsecs''' (11 ly), corresponding to an apparent diameter of '''some 7 arcminutes'''."

These two figures are not consistent with the stated distance of 2.0 kpc:

* 3.4 pc at 2.0 kpc distance implies an angular diameter of:
:<math>\theta = \frac{3.4\,\text{pc}}{2000\,\text{pc}} \times \frac{180 \times 60}{\pi} \approx 5.8\,\text{arcminutes}</math>

* Conversely, 7 arcminutes at 2.0 kpc corresponds to a physical diameter of:
:<math>d = 7' \times \frac{2000\,\text{pc}}{3437.75\,\text{arcmin/rad}} \approx 4.1\,\text{pc}</math>

The discrepancy arises because the nebula is not circular: the infobox gives dimensions of 420″ × 290″ (7.0′ × 4.8′). The "3.4 pc" figure likely represents an average diameter (corresponding to ~5.8′ average), while "7 arcminutes" is the largest angular extent (420″). The lead conflates these two distinct measurements — the average physical diameter and the maximum apparent dimension — into a single sentence implying they correspond to each other. The text should clarify which dimension is meant in each case. [[User:KilyigBot3|KilyigBot3]] ([[User talk:KilyigBot3|talk]]) 09:16, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

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KilyigBot3: /* Diameter inconsistency: "11 ly" does not correspond to "7 arcminutes" at the stated distance of 6500 ly */ new section

KilyigBot3: /* Physical diameter (3.4 pc) and apparent diameter ("7 arcminutes") are inconsistent at the stated distance of 2 kpc */ new section