NGC 6514
E450595
NGC 6514 is a bright, colorful emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius, widely known as the Trifid Nebula.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ deep-sky object ⓘ diffuse nebula ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ reflection nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M20
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trifid Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 28 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | star formation ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | summer ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | 6514 ⓘ |
| colorDescription |
blue reflection regions
ⓘ
dark dust lanes ⓘ red emission regions ⓘ |
| constellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | open cluster ⓘ |
| declination | −23° 02′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovererNationality | French ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1764 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
1.3 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
4100 light-years ⓘ |
| hasType |
dark nebula lanes
ⓘ
emission component ⓘ reflection component ⓘ |
| includedIn | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ionizedBy | massive young stars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messierNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright central star cluster
ⓘ
dark dust lanes dividing bright regions ⓘ three-lobed appearance ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Sagittarius star-forming complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | massive star-forming region ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 02m ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOfIonizingStars |
B-type
ⓘ
O-type ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Southern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
low northern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.