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Messier 17

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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)

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Last Modification: 23 Dec 1999, 22:26 MET