The Trifid Nebula (Open Cluster)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 28 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Trifid Nebula is visible between 21:57 and 01:16. It will become accessible around 21:57, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 01:16 when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Trifid Nebula
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 6.30 (V) [3] 6.30 (B) [2] |
| Right ascension: | 18h02m [2] |
| Declination: | -22°58' [2] |
| Distance: | 816.0 parsec 2660.2 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.26 |