The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764 as Messier 24, is a dense star cloud in the constellation Sagittarius approximately 600 light-years across. It should not be confused with the separate Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, which lies about ten degrees to its south.
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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (Wikipedia)
Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years wide, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. It should not be confused with the nearby Large Sagittarius Star Cloud which lies about 10° to the south.
Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years wide, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764.
In Group: Asterisms and Star Clouds, Lead sentence
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years wide, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764.
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