Deep sky · Nebula in Sagittarius · M 20 · NGC 6514
M 20
Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula: pink glowing gas, blue reflected light and three dark lanes of dust, all in one small patch of Sagittarius.
- Type
- Nebula
- Designations
- M 20 · NGC 6514
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.3
- Apparent size
- 20′ × 20′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 18h 03m · Dec −22° 58′
Science
It is an emission nebula, a reflection nebula and a dark nebula at once — a whole field guide in a single object.