Eagle Nebula

eagle-like animal nebula
Thing h_ii_region Q11349
Eagle Nebula
Credit: NASA, Jeff Hester, and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Eagle Nebula

Summary

Eagle Nebula is a H II region[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eagle Nebula is credited with the discovery of Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux[3].
  • Eagle Nebula's video is recorded as 3D data visualisation of the Pillars of Creation (eso1518a).webm[4].
  • Eagle Nebula's image is recorded as Eagle nebula pillars.jpg[5].
  • Eagle Nebula's image is recorded as Eagle Nebula from ESO.jpg[6].
  • Eagle Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region[7].
  • Eagle Nebula's instance of is recorded as open cluster[8].
  • Eagle Nebula's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[9].
  • Eagle Nebula's constellation is recorded as Serpens[10].
  • Eagle Nebula's part of is recorded as Milky Way[11].
  • Eagle Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Eagle Nebula[12].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6611[13].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 16[14].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as IC 4703[15].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 016.96+00.78[16].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 67[17].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as OCl 54[18].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 375[19].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Melotte 198[20].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as C 1816-138[21].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CTB 51[22].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LMH 22[23].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 10[24].
  • Eagle Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2886[25].
  • Eagle Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1745-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Eagle Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01v8lq[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Eagle Nebula is credited with the discovery of Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux[3].

Why It Matters

Eagle Nebula ranks in the top 3% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . On Structural Properties of Open Galactic Clusters and their Spatial Distribution. Catalog of Open Galactic Clusters. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A Catalogue of Star Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams Chart Plates. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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