The Omega Nebula (M17)
![the Omega Nebula Image of the Omega Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115900_45728009af0d.png)
From Fairfield , the Omega Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:06, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
The Omega Nebula (M17)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h20m [3] |
Declination: | −16°10' [3] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 6.00 (V) [4] 6.00 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.2 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | -1.00 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.57 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.