Eagle Nebula
eagle-like animal nebula
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Summary
Eagle Nebula is a H II region[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of h ii region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,062 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux[3]
- Instance of: open cluster[4], astronomical radio source[5]
- Constellation: Serpens[6]
- Part of: Milky Way[7]
- Commons category: Eagle Nebula[8]
- Catalog code: NGC 6611[9], M 16[10], IC 4703[11], LBN 016.96+00.78[12], LBN 67[13], OCl 54[14], Collinder 375[15], Melotte 198[16], C 1816-138[17], CTB 51[18], LMH 22[19], OCISM 10[20], [KPS2012] MWSC 2886[21]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1745[22]
- Apparent magnitude: 6.58[23], 6.0[24]
- Radial velocity: 10.0 kilometre per second[25]
- Distance from Earth: 1719 parsec[26]
- Right ascension: 274.7000 degree[27]
- Declination: -13.8067 degree[28]
- Epoch: J2000.0[29]
- Declination component of proper motion: -1.12 milliarcsecond per year[30]
- Right ascension component of proper motion: -1.49 milliarcsecond per year[31]
Why It Matters
Eagle Nebula has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]