The Lagoon Nebula (Emission)

From Ashburn , Lagoon Nebula is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dawn.
Name
Lagoon Nebula
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Object Type
Emission
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Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 5.80 (V) [2] 5.00 (B) [3] |
Right ascension: | 18h03m [3] |
Declination: | -24°22' [3] |
Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.2 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.21 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.