M16 . .
Index
. . M18
Messier 17
M 17 (NGC 6618) Diffuse Nebula in Sagittarius. Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula
RA=18 20.8, Dec=-16 11. 7.0 mag, dist=5 kly.
M17 page;
DSSM page
Hartmut Frommert
(spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg
(smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Last Modification: 23 Dec 1999, 22:26 MET