M16
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M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a famous star-forming region in the constellation Serpens, best known for the "Pillars of Creation" captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pillars of Creation | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
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dense molecular cloud structures ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ open cluster ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| age | a few million years (cluster stars) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eagle Nebula
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Messier 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 6611 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize |
about 30 arcminutes by 35 arcminutes (nebula)
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about 7 arcminutes by 5 arcminutes (cluster) ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.0 ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Pillars of Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | northern summer ⓘ |
| catalogIn |
Messier Catalogue
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New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Pillars of Creation
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molecular clouds ⓘ open star cluster NGC 6611 NERFINISHED ⓘ protostars ⓘ young massive stars ⓘ |
| declination | +13° 47′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1745 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 2.1 kiloparsecs
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about 7000 light-years ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLines |
[O III]
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[S II] ⓘ hydrogen-alpha ⓘ |
| liesNear |
Omega Nebula (M17)
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Scutum Star Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Serpens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messierNumber | M16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | NGC 6611 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
active star formation
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elephant trunk structures ⓘ photoevaporation fronts ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ James Webb Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
M16
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Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 18m ⓘ |
| spectralType | H II emission ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Northern Hemisphere
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Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleIn | amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.