The Eagle Nebula (M16)

From Cambridge , the Eagle Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:00 (EST) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:28.
Name
The Eagle Nebula (M16)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h18m [3] |
Declination: | −13°48' [3] |
Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [5] 6.58 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 1.8 kpc 5.9 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.28 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.