Eagle Nebula
Cosmic StructuregalacticESTABLISHED
aka M16 · NGC 6611
Universe / Cosmic Web / Eagle Nebula
Star-forming region containing the 'Pillars of Creation'.
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extent70 ly
scale domaingalactic
true distance2.15 kpc
rendered radius94.5 u
directionreal
confidence69%
evidenceestablished
imported fromexpanded-curated
sources
- · Curated expanded catalog (manual)
- · literature (~70 ly across) (dataset)
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same type (cosmic structure)