The Messier objects in Sagittarius

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Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations

Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations
M8	Nebula	5.8	Sagittarius	18^h03^m	-24°22'	Lagoon Nebula, Hourglass Nebula, NGC 6523, LBN 25	45 images »
M17	Open cluster	6.0	Sagittarius	18^h20^m	-16°10'	Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Lobster Nebula, NGC 6618, Cr 377, LBN 60	22 images »
M18	Open cluster	6.9	Sagittarius	18^h19^m	-17°06'	NGC 6613, Cr 376	7 images »
M20	Open cluster	6.3	Sagittarius	18^h02^m	-22°58'	Trifid Nebula, NGC 6514, Cr 360, LBN 27	51 images »
M21	Open cluster	5.9	Sagittarius	18^h04^m	-22°29'	NGC 6531, Cr 363, Mel 188	9 images »
M22	Globular cluster	5.2	Sagittarius	18^h36^m	-23°54'	Sagittarius Cluster, NGC 6656, Mel 208	12 images »
M23	Open cluster	5.5	Sagittarius	17^h57^m	-18°59'	NGC 6494, Cr 356, Mel 184	4 images »
M24	Asterism	4.6	Sagittarius	18^h16^m	-18°29'	Delle Caustiche, Small Sagittarius Star Cloud	5 images »
M25	Open cluster	4.6	Sagittarius	18^h31^m	-19°06'	IC 4725, Cr 382, Mel 204	6 images »
M28	Globular cluster	6.9	Sagittarius	18^h24^m	-24°52'	NGC 6626, Mel 200	9 images »
M54	Globular cluster	7.7	Sagittarius	18^h55^m	-30°28'	NGC 6715, Mel 216	1 image »
M55	Globular cluster	6.3	Sagittarius	19^h39^m	-30°57'	NGC 6809, Mel 221	5 images »
M69	Globular cluster	8.3	Sagittarius	18^h31^m	-32°20'	NGC 6637, Mel 202	1 image »
M70	Globular cluster	7.8	Sagittarius	18^h43^m	-32°17'	NGC 6681, Mel 211	2 images »
M75	Globular cluster	8.6	Sagittarius	20^h06^m	-21°55'	NGC 6864, Mel 228	5 images »

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