NGC 6618
E485916
NGC 6618 is a young, massive open star cluster embedded in the Omega Nebula (M17), notable for its intense star formation and luminous, hot stars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embedded star cluster
ⓘ
open star cluster ⓘ stellar association ⓘ young star cluster ⓘ |
| age |
approximately 1 million years
ⓘ
younger than 3 million years ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
X-ray emission from young stars
ⓘ
infrared emission ⓘ massive star formation ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
B-type stars
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OB association ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1.6 kiloparsecs
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approximately 5000 light-years ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
H II region M17
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
giant molecular cloud ⓘ |
| excites | H II region emission in M17 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
M17 cluster
NERFINISHED
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NGC 6618 star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Omega Nebula cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMass | several thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high stellar density
ⓘ
high total luminosity ⓘ intense ultraviolet radiation field ⓘ ongoing star formation ⓘ strong stellar winds ⓘ |
| hasRole | main ionizing source of the Omega Nebula ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation |
hundreds of massive stars
ⓘ
thousands of low-mass stars ⓘ |
| ionizes | gas in the Omega Nebula ⓘ |
| isStudiedFor |
cluster formation and early evolution
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feedback of massive stars on molecular clouds ⓘ massive star formation processes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galactic plane
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Messier 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way ⓘ Omega Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagittarius constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
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infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | M17 star-forming region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.