WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Nature cards · Cone Nebula
Common card · Nature
Cone Nebula, a Common card
The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 42
- DEF
- 25
- Power
- 67
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,300
Power 67 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Cone Nebula quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cone Nebula card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The nebula is located about 830 ______ or 2,700 light-years from Earth.
Answer
parsecs. The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years from Earth. From the Cone Nebula article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, ____, at which time he designated it H V.27.
Answer
1780s. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27. From the Cone Nebula article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Falklands Expedition. Falklands Expedition 53 · Apurímac River 46 · Cone Nebula 42 · Echinops bannaticus 35 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was discovered by William Herschel on December 26, 1785, at which time he designated it H V.27.
- The nebula is located about 830 parsecs or 2,700 light-years from Earth.
- The Cone Nebula forms part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cone Nebula article was read about 9,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 42 and blocks with 25: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Cone Nebula
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Nature cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Cone Nebula in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Dry distillationCommon · Science · ATK 49 DEF 18
- Franco FranchiCommon · Arts · ATK 57 DEF 10
- Shabtai ShavitCommon · Society · ATK 43 DEF 24
- Falklands ExpeditionCommon · Nature · ATK 53 DEF 14
- TaistoismCommon · History · ATK 46 DEF 21
- Waldemar BonselsCommon · Arts · ATK 46 DEF 21
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Nature cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cone Nebula (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the A, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
_Star-Forming_Pillar_of_Gas_and_Dust.jpg){kind=link}