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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:angularSize
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90 × 40 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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6.0
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gptkbp:bestViewedIn
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summer
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:Messier_8
gptkb:NGC_6523
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Bok_globules
gptkb:Hourglass_Nebula_(within_Lagoon_Nebula)
young stellar objects
open cluster NGC 6530
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gptkbp:declination
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−24° 23′ 12″
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gptkbp:diameter
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55 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Giovanni_Hodierna
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1654
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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4,100 light-years
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lagoon Nebula
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:constellation_Sagittarius
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gptkbp:mass
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~10,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:notableFor
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star formation
dark lanes of interstellar dust
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:NGC_6523
gptkb:M8
gptkb:Sharpless_25
gptkb:Simeis_188
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
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gptkbp:photographed
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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18h 03m 37s
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkb:Sagittarius
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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