Messier 24
E110247
Messier 24 is a rich star cloud in the constellation Sagittarius, representing a dense, bright section of the Milky Way visible through a gap in interstellar dust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Messier 24 canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Milky Way star cloud
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ deep-sky object ⓘ star cloud ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M24
ⓘ
Sagittarius Star Cloud ⓘ |
| angularSize | approximately 95 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 4.6 ⓘ |
| appearsAs | bright patch of unresolved starlight ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | summer months ⓘ |
| catalogCode | M24 ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | IC 4715 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Messier 24 self-link ⓘ |
| composition |
interstellar dust
ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ mainly main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| constellation | Sagittarius ⓘ |
| contains |
dark nebulae
ⓘ
emission nebulae ⓘ numerous foreground stars ⓘ open clusters ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ |
| declination | −18° 29′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 10,000 light-years
ⓘ
about 3,000 parsecs ⓘ |
| feature |
bright section of the Milky Way
ⓘ
dense star field ⓘ foreground window through interstellar dust ⓘ |
| galacticStructure | Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Sagittarius constellation region rich in Milky Way star fields ⓘ direction of the Galactic Center ⓘ |
| not | not a single physical cluster ⓘ |
| observedWith |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
| observingNote |
appears granular in small telescopes
ⓘ
requires low magnification for full extent ⓘ |
| partOfCatalog | Messier catalogue ⓘ |
| regionType | stellar field ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 17m ⓘ |
| separationFromGalacticPlane | near the Galactic plane ⓘ |
| type | star cloud in the Milky Way disk ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to the naked eye under dark skies ⓘ |
| visibleIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.