Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula
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gptkbp:angularSize |
90 × 40 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
6.0
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber |
gptkb:Messier_8
gptkb:NGC_6523 |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Bok_globules
gptkb:Hourglass_Nebula_(within_M8) gptkb:Herbig–Haro_objects open cluster NGC 6530 |
gptkbp:declination |
−24° 23′ 12″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Hodierna
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1654
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~4,100 light-years
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gptkbp:hasViewOf |
astronomer
small telescopes |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Nebula in Sagittarius
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
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gptkbp:notableFor |
active star formation
bright emission region |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
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gptkbp:photographed |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:rightAscension |
18h 03m 37s
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula_(M8)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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