| Sh2-54 / Diffused Nebula, type 1 E |
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| R.A. | 18h 19m 43.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | -12°04' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 144×78' |
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| Real Size | 260×140 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 6200 light yrs. |
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| Other IDs | LBN71, LBN72 |
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A vast and dimmed reddish gaseous region of Sh2-54 is spread just north of M16, the nebula has an apparent span of about 2 degrees.
Although you can detect M16 with your own eyes as a white cloudy object, Sh2-54 is not a naked eye celestial object.
The nebula is one of lamps of gigantic hydrogen gas distributed along the galactic equator;
actually M16 and Sh2-54 form one-body gaseous matter.
You can detect only M16 with your eyes because it's fairly brighter than other surrounding nebulae.
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