NGC 6523
E509973
NGC 6523 is a large, bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Sagittarius, commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
deep-sky object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lagoon Nebula
NERFINISHED
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M8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 90 arcminutes by 40 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 6.0 ⓘ |
| appearsNear |
Sagittarius Star Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open cluster NGC 6530 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFromHemisphere | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsObject |
Hourglass Nebula region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
open cluster NGC 6530 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | −24° 23′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Battista Hodierna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1654 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1250 parsecs
ⓘ
about 4100 light-years ⓘ |
| dominantEmission | hydrogen alpha ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about −1.3 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 6.0 degrees ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bright emission regions
ⓘ
dark nebulae ⓘ reflection nebula components ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bright central lagoon-like structure
ⓘ
dust lanes ⓘ filamentary gas structures ⓘ |
| ionizedBy | hot young massive stars ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | active star formation ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
astrophotography ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Sagittarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| messierNumber | M8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ngcNumber | NGC 6523 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Sagittarius-Carina arm star-forming complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 03m ⓘ |
| spectralType | H II region ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
binoculars
ⓘ
small telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.