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About the Image
- Date
- 2005-01-12
- ID
- ssc2005-02a1
- Type
- Observation
- Credit
- NOAO
About the Object
- Name
- Trifid Nebula • Messier 20 • M20
- Type
- Nebula > Type > Star Formation
- Distance
- 5,400 Light Years
Color Mapping
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
Optical | 440 nm | KPNO |
Optical | 550 nm | KPNO |
Optical | 700 nm | KPNO |
Astrometrics
- Position (J2000)
- RA = 18h 2m 28.5s
- Dec = -22° 58' 0.1"
- Field of View
- 17.3 x 28.3 arcminutes
- Orientation
- North is 2.0° left of vertical
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula
This image shows the well-known visible-light picture of the glowing Trifid Nebula. The Trifid Nebula is a giant star-forming cloud of gas and dust located 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Image Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a1 |
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Image Spitzer/IRAC+MIPS View of the Trifid Nebula ssc2005-02a2 |
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