Proud to be part of LJMU,
in partnership with the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust

 

X

Object Information

Messier 17

Image: Digitized Sky Survey
Image: Digitized Sky Survey

This is a cloud of gas and dust, known as a star formation nebula. It is one of the largest and most active in the Milky Way.



Facts and Figures


Object type: .
Distance: 47,200,000,000,000,000 km.
Size (approximate diameter): 22,400,000,000,000 km.