Eagle Nebula
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Distance to Earth | 7,000 light years |
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Age | 5. 504 million years |
Radius | 70×55 (cluster 15) ly |
Coordinates | RA 18h 18m 48s | Dec -13° 49′ 0″ |
Constellation | Serpens |
Did you know | The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revisited one of its most iconic and popular images: the Eagle Nebula's Pillars of Creation. |
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ID | 1108069 |
About Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46.