Coalsack Nebula

Coordinates

  • X 403
  • Y 25
  • Z 262
→ Sol: ∼481

Object type

  • Dark nebula
simbad:NAME COALSACK Nebula

Wiki

The Coalsack Dark Nebula (or simply the Coalsack) is the most prominent dark nebula in the skies, easily visible to the naked eye as a dark patch silhouetted against the southern Milky Way. It is located at a distance of approximately 600 light years away from Earth, in the constellation Crux.

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