Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6531  ·  Trifid nebula
NGC 6514 (Trifid Nebula), Victor Lima Marques
NGC 6514 (Trifid Nebula)
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NGC 6514 (Trifid Nebula)

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An interesting HII region (molecular hydrogen) located at 5200 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Consisting of an open cluster of stars, an emission nebula (red region), a reflection nebula (blue region) and Barnard 85 (Nebula absorption) characterized by not having nearby stars to influence radiation that can ionize or be reflected by dust/gas, and responsible for giving the appearance trifurcated the set.

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NGC 6514 (Trifid Nebula), Victor Lima Marques