Sagittarius Star Cloud

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The Sagittarius Star Cloud is a bright, densely populated region of the Milky Way rich in stars and nebulae, prominently visible in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Milky Way feature
deep-sky object
star cloud
alsoKnownAs Delle Caustiche
M24
Messier 24
angularSize approximately 95 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 4.6
apparentType rich star field
appearsAs bright patch of Milky Way
bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
bestSeenInMonths August
July
June
catalogCode M24
contains dark nebulae
dense star fields
interstellar dust clouds
open star clusters
coordinateSystem equatorial coordinates
declination −18° 29′
discoveredBy Charles Messier
discoveryYear 1764
distanceFromEarth about 10,000 light-years
about 3,000 parsecs
galacticLatitude −2°
galacticLongitude
includedInCatalog Messier catalogue
NGC catalogue
locatedIn Sagittarius Arm
surface form: Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius
locatedInGalaxy Milky Way
locatedNear Lagoon Nebula
Omega Nebula
Trifid Nebula
open cluster NGC 6603
namedAfter constellation Sagittarius
NGCNumber NGC 6603 (central cluster often associated)
notableFor high stellar density
prominent brightness in Milky Way band
observationalClass Milky Way star cloud
observedWith binoculars
small telescopes
partOf Milky Way center
surface form: Milky Way central region
rightAscension 18h 17m
visibilityCondition dark skies
visibleIn optical wavelengths
visibleToNakedEye yes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sagittarius contains Sagittarius Star Cloud
the Teapot isCommonReferenceFor Sagittarius Star Cloud
Messier 24 alsoKnownAs Sagittarius Star Cloud
Trifid Nebula skyRegion Sagittarius Star Cloud
this entity surface form: Sagittarius star cloud
Ascella belongsTo Sagittarius Star Cloud
this entity surface form: Sagittarius star field
Messier 8 isPartOf Sagittarius Star Cloud
this entity surface form: Sagittarius star cloud region