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| Lagoon Nebula | |||||||||||
| NGC 6523 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Lagoon Nebula | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Sagittarius | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 5.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 35.0' x 50.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 18:04:04.6, -24:21:07 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | E | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1747. At an estimated distance of 4,100 light-years, the Lagoon is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes. The Lagoon Nebula spans 110 by 50 light years. The nebula contains a number of globules, dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material. | |||||||||||
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