The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula – Messier 16

Messier

Messier catalog (110 objects)

Name

RA(deg)

Dec(deg)

Magnitude

Diameter

Common name

PGC

M16

274.688

-13.792

6

0.58

Eagle Nebula

NGC-IC

NGC and IC catalogs (9933 objects)

Name

RA(deg)

Dec(deg)

Magnitude

Diameter

Common name

PGC2

Messier

NGC6611

274.688

-13.792

6

0.58

Eagle Nebula

M16

IC4703

274.688

-13.792

0.08

Star Queen Nebula

M16

Sharpless

Catalog of HII Regions - Sharpless (313 nebulaes)

Name

RA(deg)

Dec(deg)

Sh2-49

274.669233

-13.961541

LBN

Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae (Lynds, 1965) (1125 objects)

Name

RA(deg)

Dec(deg)

Other name

LBN 67

274.709166

-13.812222

NGC 6611