Messier 24

GPTKB entity

Properties (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star cloud
gptkbp:associated_with the_Sagittarius_constellation's_rich_star_fields
gptkbp:contains open clusters
thousands of stars
gptkbp:diameter about 1,500 light years
gptkbp:established gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:has_a -18° 30′ 00″
18h 18m 00s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messier 24
gptkbp:is_characterized_by M24
gptkbp:is_located_in the Milky Way galaxy
the center of the Milky Way
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Sagittarius_constellation
gptkb:Sagittarius_star_cloud
Messier catalog
gptkbp:is_studied_in astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_in astrophotographers
gptkbp:isReviewedBy summer months
gptkbp:previousName the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud
gptkbp:range approximately 10,000 light years
gptkbp:region star formation
gptkbp:releaseYear June 20, 1764
gptkbp:surroundedBy dark nebulae
gptkbp:targets amateur astronomers
gptkbp:visibility yes
gptkbp:vision -10.0