| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| H II region | |
As seen by the legacy survey | |
| Observation data:J2000epoch | |
| 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] |
| See also:Lists of nebulae | |
Sh 2-20 is anemission nebula in the constellationSagittarius. It is part of theSharpless Catalog assembled byStewart Sharpless. It lies next to the Sharpless objectsSh 2-15,Sh 2-16,Sh 2-17,Sh 2-18, andSh 2-19. It contains the two infrared clusters, [DB2000] 5 and [DB2000] 6. It contains the radio source Seiradakis 36, of unknown origin.[4]
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