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M 16 · Nebula · Serpens

Eagle Nebula

Also known as NGC 6611 · LBN 67

Shot with Seestar S50 ×3

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Type

Nebula

Constellation

Serpens

Position (J2000)

18h 18m 48s · −13° 48′ 26″

Discovered

by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745

Pictures

3

Typical integration

4.9 h

Magnitude

6

visual

Size

120′ × 25′

Distance

~5,700 ly

Best months

May–Jul

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.