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Eagle Nebula

The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Wikipedia
Coordinates: RA 18h 18m 48s | Dec -13° 49′ 0″
Magnitude: 6
Distance to Earth: 7,000 light years
Age: 5.504 million years
Radius: 70×55 (cluster 15) ly
Angular size: 7 arc-minutes
Absolute magnitude (V): -8.21