The Trifid — Genesis · Skychaser

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emission nebula

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The Trifid

Found by Messier in 1764.

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The Trifid, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope — NASA, ESA, STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) · CC BY 4.0

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Object: emission nebula
Rarity: Common
RA: 18:02:16.80
Dec: -23:01:48.00
DISTANCE: ~5,200 ly
LOBES: 3
MAGNITUDE: 6.3
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