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M 8 · Lagoon Nebula

M 8 · Nebula · Sagittarius

Lagoon Nebula

Also known as NGC 6523 · NGC 6533 · LBN 25

Messier 8
Sharpless 25
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Type: Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Position (J2000): 18h 03m 41s · −24° 22′ 49″
Discovered: by Guillaume Le Gentil and Giovan Battista Hodierna in 1654

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Magnitude: 5.8; visual
Size: 45′ × 30′
Distance: ~4,100 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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