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M 17 · Swan Nebula

M 17 · Nebula · Sagittarius

Swan Nebula

Also known as NGC 6618 · LBN 60 · Checkmark Nebula · Lobster Nebula · omega Nebula

Messier 17
Sharpless 45
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Type: Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Position (J2000): 18h 20m 47s · −16° 10′ 17″
Discovered: by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 7; visual
Size: 12.6′
Distance: ~5,500 ly
Best months: May–Jul

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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