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| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| H II region | |
 As seen by the legacy survey | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 17h 47m 08s |
| Declination | −28° 46′ 30″ |
| Distance | 4890 ly (1500 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.74 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 10'[1] |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 14[2] ly |
| Designations | RCW 141, LBN 3, ESO 455-39, Minkowski 3-58, WSTB 19W96[3] |
Sh 2-20 is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. It is part of the Sharpless Catalog assembled by Stewart Sharpless. It lies next to the Sharpless objects Sh 2-15, Sh 2-16, Sh 2-17, Sh 2-18, and Sh 2-19. It contains the two infrared clusters, [DB2000] 5 and [DB2000] 6. It contains the radio source Seiradakis 36, of unknown origin.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "CCD Images of the Sharpless Catalog".
- ↑ "Sharpless (Sh2) - Astrobasics". 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Sh 2-20".
- ↑ "Sh 2-20". galaxymap.org. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
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