Eagle Nebula photograph

Eagle Nebula

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Distance to Earth7,000 light years
Age5. 504 million years
Radius70×55 (cluster 15) ly
CoordinatesRA 18h 18m 48s | Dec -13° 49′ 0″
Constellation Serpens
Did you knowThe 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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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.

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