The Trifid Nebula (M20)
From Ashburn , the Trifid Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:00 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 26° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.
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 Ashburn local time.