Photo © Anglo-Australian Observatory, David Malin (154k gif)

NGC 6514

Trifid Nebula

M 20

• RA 18:02, Dec -23:02 (Sagittarius)
• Distance: 2000 ly
• Type: emission / reflection nebulae
• The Trifid Nebula gets its name from the three dark lanes the divide it.
• The red part is an emission nebula powered by a bright triple star CC 24537; the fainter blue part is a reflection nebula surrounding a hot O-type star
• The Trifid Nebula is just 1 1/2 degrees from the much larger Lagoon Nebula.

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Bill Arnett

1997 Oct 21