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M 20 · Trifid Nebula

M 20 · Nebula · Sagittarius

Trifid Nebula

Also known as NGC 6514 · LBN 27

Messier 20
Herschel 400
Sharpless 30
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Type: Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Position (J2000): 18h 02m 42s · −22° 58′ 19″
Discovered: by Charles Messier in 1764

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 8.5; visual
Size: 28′
Distance: ~3,400 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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