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Old 23-07-2017, 10:28 AM
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Messier 20
The Trifid Nebula is an H II region located in Sagittarius. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula a reflection nebula and and a dark nebula. The Trifid Nebula is a star-forming region in the Scutum spiral arm of the Milky Way.
The most massive star that has formed in this region is HD 164492A, an O7.5III star with a mass more than 20 times the mass of the Sun.

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