Delle Caustiche (M24)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 90 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Delle Caustiche is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 18° from it.

Name Delle Caustiche (M24)
Object type Asterism
Other names
Delle Caustiche
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud
M24[1]
Position
Right ascension:18h16m [1]
Declination:−18°29' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:4.60 (V) [1]
Angular dimensions:90.0 arcmin
Distance:3.1 kpc
10.0 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.83

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