The Trifid Nebula (M20)
![the Trifid Nebula Image of the Trifid Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115857_40a324303aaa.png)
From Cambridge , the Trifid Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:07, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:28, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
Name
The Trifid Nebula (M20)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h02m [3] |
Declination: | −22°58' [3] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 6.30 (V) [4] 6.30 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 816.0 parsec 2660.2 lightyrs [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | -2.20 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.26 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.