Lagoon Nebula

Summary

Lagoon Nebula is a H II region^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lagoon Nebula is credited with the discovery of Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3].
• Lagoon Nebula is credited with the discovery of Guillaume Le Gentil^[4].
• Lagoon Nebula's image is recorded as Lagoon-Nebula-16-06-2002.jpeg^[5].
• Lagoon Nebula's image is recorded as LagoonHunterWilson.jpg^[6].
• Lagoon Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region^[7].
• Lagoon Nebula's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[8].
• Lagoon Nebula's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[9].
• Lagoon Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Lagoon Nebula^[10].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 8^[11].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6523^[12].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as RCW 146^[13].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 006.06-01.23^[14].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 25^[15].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as SH 2-25^[16].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CTB 46^[17].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Kes 58^[18].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LMH 11^[19].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 1^[20].
• Lagoon Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [L89b] 5.973-01.178^[21].
• Lagoon Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1654-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Lagoon Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03s0r1^[23].
• Lagoon Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[24].
• Lagoon Nebula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lagoon-Nebula^[25].
• Lagoon Nebula's different from is recorded as Trifid Nebula^[26].
• Lagoon Nebula's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Giovan Battista Hodierna^[3], an entomologist^[28], 1597–1660^[29], of Kingdom of Sicily^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31] and Guillaume Le Gentil^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1725–1792^[33], of France^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35].

Why It Matters

Lagoon Nebula ranks in the top 8% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]