Trifid Nebula

Summary

Trifid Nebula is a H II region^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Trifid Nebula is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• Trifid Nebula's image is recorded as Trifid.nebula.arp.750pix.jpg^[4].
• Trifid Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• Trifid Nebula's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• Trifid Nebula's part of is recorded as Milky Way^[7].
• Trifid Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Trifid Nebula^[8].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as M 20^[9].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6514^[10].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Barnard 85^[11].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CSI-23-17593 1^[12].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 006.99-00.17^[13].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LBN 27^[14].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as OCl 23.0^[15].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as Collinder 360^[16].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as C 1759-230^[17].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as CTB 45^[18].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as LMH 12^[19].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as MSH 17-2-16^[20].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as OCISM 2^[21].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [DGW65] 99^[22].
• Trifid Nebula's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2789^[23].
• Trifid Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1764-06-05T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Trifid Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jn15^[25].
• Trifid Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.3'}^[26].
• Trifid Nebula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Trifid-Nebula^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Trifid Nebula is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].

Why It Matters

Trifid Nebula ranks in the top 5% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]