Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula
Credit: NOAO
Observation • January 12th, 2005 • ssc2005-02a1
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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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Visible-Light Picture of the Trifid Nebula
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Spitzer/IRAC+MIPS View of the Trifid Nebula
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Spitzer/IRAC View of the Trifid Nebula
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Spitzer/MIPS View of the Trifid Nebula
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
