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'''NGC 6618'''<ref>Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)</ref><ref>NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)></ref> is a star cluster associated with a nebula located in the constellation [[Sagittarius]].
'''NGC 6618''', also known as '''M17''' or '''Omega Nebula''', is a star cluster associated with a nebula located in the constellation [[Sagittarius]].
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{{Infobox NGCobject
| number= NGC 6618
| number= NGC 6618
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| type = Cluster associated with nebula
| type = Cluster associated with nebula
| epoch = 2000.0
| epoch = 2000.0
| ra = 18<sup>h</sup>20.8<sup>m</sup>
| ra =  
| de = -16<sup>o</sup>11<sup>'</sup>
| de =  
| app_size = 46.0
| app_size =
| app_mag =   6.0
| app_mag =
| distance_ly =
| distance_ly =
| const = Sagittarius
| const = Sagittarius
| radius_ly =
| radius_ly =
| redshift =
| redshift =
| other =  , M 17 , Omega nebula
| other =  M 17, Omega nebula
| source = Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)
| source =  
| org_source = NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)>
| org_source =  
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=== Appearance ===
=== Appearance ===

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NGC 6618, also known as M17 or Omega Nebula, is a star cluster associated with a nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.

NGC 6618
Observation data: 2000.0 epoch
Constellation Sagittarius
Type Cluster associated with nebula
Other designations M 17, Omega nebula

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