Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula
Dreyer's description: !!!, B, eL, eiF, 2 hooked; = M17
Cross Identifications: GC 4403, h 2008. Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula; deCh 20, Bode 54; BD -16 4820.
Right Ascension: | 18 : 20.8 (hours : minutes) |
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Declination: | -16 : 11 (degrees : minutes) |
Distance: | 5 (* 1,000 light years) |
Apparent Magnitude: | 6.0 |
Apparent Diameter: | 46. (arc minutes) |
NGC Home NGC 6617 | NGC 6619 M16 | M18
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