NGC 6523
Lagoon Nebula
NGC 6523 is a nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6523:
| NGC: | NGC 6523 |
| Common name: | Lagoon Nebula |
| Messier: | M 8 |
| Type: | nebula |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 6533 |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| V-mag (visual): | 5.8 |
| B-mag (blue): | 5 |
| Right Ascension: | 18:03:41.27 |
| Declination: | -24:22:48.60 |
| Major axis: | 45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 30 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 4 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000013 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS