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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Titan
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gptkbp:addedToMessierCatalogueBy
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gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:addedToMessierCatalogueYear
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1764
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Omega_Nebula
gptkb:Horseshoe_Nebula
gptkb:Lobster_Nebula
gptkb:Swan_Nebula
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gptkbp:angularSize
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11 arcminutes x 6 arcminutes
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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6.0
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:Messier_17
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:NGC_6618
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Sagittarius
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gptkbp:contains
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open cluster NGC 6618
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gptkbp:declination
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-16° 10′ 36″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1745
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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5000-6000 light years
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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gptkb:astronomer
small telescopes
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gptkbp:ionizedBy
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young, hot O-type stars
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:notableFor
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active star formation
bright emission nebula
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Sagittarius_Arm_of_the_Milky_Way
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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18h 20m 26s
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:planetary_nebula
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SIG_Sauer_M17
gptkb:Trafford_Park
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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M17
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