LBN 25

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LBN 25 is a catalog designation for the bright emission and reflection nebula complex better known as the Lagoon Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius.

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LBN 25 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region
emission nebula
reflection nebula
alsoKnownAs Lagoon Nebula
M8
Messier 8
NGC 6523
angularSize 90 arcminutes × 40 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 6.0
bestSeenFrom southern hemisphere
bestSeenInMonth July
catalogDesignation Lynds Bright Nebula 25
containsObject Herbig–Haro objects
Hourglass Nebula region
dark nebulae
open cluster NGC 6530
young stellar objects
declination −24° 23′
discoveredBy Giovanni Battista Hodierna
discoveryCentury 17th century
distanceFromEarth 1250 parsecs
4100 light-years
dominantEmissionLine H-alpha
excitedBy massive O-type stars
galacticLatitude −6°
galacticLongitude
hasColor blue reflection regions
pink
red
hasFeature bright emission regions
dark dust lanes
reflection nebula patches
hasSpectralType H II emission
isPopularTargetFor amateur astronomers
astrophotography
isRegionOf active star formation
locatedIn Milky Way
Sagittarius Arm
locatedInConstellation Sagittarius
observedIn Lynds Bright Nebula catalog
Messier catalog
linked to: Messier catalogue

New General Catalogue
partOfCatalog Lynds Bright Nebula catalog
rightAscension 18h 03m
visibleIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths

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