M24 · open cluster
Sagittarius Star Cloud
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years wide, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764.
RA18h 16m 56sDec−18° 30' 52"
Image: Vanessa Harvey, REU program/NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M24
- All designations
- M24 · IC 4715 · Sagittarius Star Cloud
- Object type
- Open Cluster
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Best viewing
- Summer
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 18h 16m 56s
- Declination (J2000)
- −18° 30' 52"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used