Omega Nebula
One of the brightest clouds of star-forming gas in the sky, in Sagittarius.
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What it is
- Kind of object
- Cloud of glowing gas (nebula)
- Distance
- 5,500 light years
- Brightness
- Magnitude 6.0, a sight for binoculars
- Size in the sky
- About a third of the width of the full Moon
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Catalogue
- M 17, NGC 6618
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Near it in the sky
- Eagle NebulaA nebula in Serpens, about three fingers away.
- Small Sagittarius Star CloudA star cloud in Sagittarius, about three fingers away.
- Trifid NebulaA nebula in Sagittarius, about a fist away.
- Sagittarius ClusterA globular cluster in Sagittarius, about a fist away.
- Lagoon NebulaA nebula in Sagittarius, about a fist away.