M16 (Eagle Nebula)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:age approximately 1 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.0
gptkbp:associated_with star formation
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:NGC_6611
gptkbp:contains young stars
star formation regions
gptkbp:declination +13° 42′ 00″
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:physicist
northern hemisphere
best viewed in summer months
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Jean-Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
gptkbp:distance 7000 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:NGC_6611
gptkbp:features dark nebulae
dust lanes
bright star clusters
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:has high-energy radiation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M16 (Eagle Nebula)
gptkbp:image gptkb:Hubble's_image_of_the_Pillars_of_Creation
gptkb:1995
gptkbp:ingredients hot young stars
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:region
gptkbp:is_accessible_by telescopes
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkbp:is_considered a popular target for astrophotography
gptkbp:is_featured_in astronomy publications
gptkbp:is_home_to massive stars
gptkbp:is_known_for Pillars of Creation image
gptkbp:is_located_near constellation Ophiuchus
gptkbp:is_observed_in various amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:star
the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way
Milky Way's star-forming regions
the Eagle constellation
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
stellar evolution
gptkbp:located_in constellation Serpens
galactic coordinates 18h 18m 54s, +13° 42′ 00″
gptkbp:mass about 1000 solar masses
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Jean-Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
gptkbp:notable_for stellar nurseries
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:photography gptkb:NASA
space telescopes
gptkbp:right_ascension 18h 18m 54s
gptkbp:significance scientific interest
gptkbp:size about 70 light years across
gptkbp:type gptkb:nebula
gptkbp:year_created 1745