SIMBAD query result

Object query : Lagoon nebula

C.D.S. - SIMBAD4 rel 1.207 - 2013.06.20CEST00:11:37

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Basic data :
M 8 -- HII (ionized) region	with radius arcmin

Other object types:	`Rad` `(CTB,GRS,Kes,LMH,MM,Mol,NRL,PMN,W)` , `HII` `(LBN,SH,[KC97c],[L89b])` , `OpC` `(OCISM)`
ICRS coord. (ep=J2000) :	`18 03 37 -24 23.2 ( ~ ) [ 18000 18000 179 ] E ~`
FK5 coord. (ep=J2000 eq=2000) :	`18 03 37 -24 23.2 ( ~ ) [ 18000 18000 0 ] E ~`
FK4 coord. (ep=B1950 eq=1950) :	`18 00 33 -24 23.4 ( ~ ) [ 18000 18000 0 ] E ~`
Gal coord. (ep=J2000) :	`005.958 -01.167 ( ~ ) [ 18000 18000 0 ] E ~`
Radial velocity / Redshift / cz :	`V(km/s) 3.8 [~] / z(~) 0.000013 [~] / cz 3.80 [~] (~) D ~`

essential notes:

M 8 contains NGC 6523 and NGC 6530

Identifiers (19) :

`M 8`	`LBN 006.06-01.23`	`NAME LAGOON`	`SH 2-25`
`CTB 46`	`LBN 25`	`NAME LAGOON NEBULA`	`W 29`
`GRS G006.20 -01.20`	`LMH 11`	`NRL 11`	`[KC97c] G006.0-01.2`
`GRS G006.00 -01.20`	`MM 10`	`OCISM 1`	`[L89b] 5.973-01.178`
`Kes 58`	`Mol 37`	`PMN J1803-2422`

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References (451 between 1850 and 2013)
Simbad bibliographic survey began in 1950 for stars (at least bright stars) and in 1983 for all other objects (outside the solar system).

Measurements (1 types) :

External archives :

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Catalogue information from VizieR :

PMN J1803-2422

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