This image of M18 is a single 3 minute exposure taken on June 18, 1999 at Anza California with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
18h, 19m, 54.0s
DEC (2000)
-17°, 08', 00"
Magnitude
6.9
Size
9.0 arc min
Constellation
Sagittarius
Other Name
NGC 6613
Distance
4,900 Light Years
Radial Velocity
Unknown
Object Type
Open Cluster II 3 p
Notes:
Age: 32 Million Years
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