Messier 16

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messier_16
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
gptkbp:angularSize 7 arcminutes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 6.0
gptkbp:associatedWith star formation
gptkbp:bestViewedIn July
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:cataloguedYear 1764
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:M16
gptkbp:contains gptkb:planetary_nebula
young hot stars
gptkbp:declination +13° 47′
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jean-Philippe_de_Cheseaux
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1745
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 7,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 16
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Serpens_constellation
gptkbp:NGCNumber gptkb:NGC_6611
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:rightAscension 18h 18m 48s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Seven_Pillars_of_Creation
gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
gptkb:NGC_6611
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6