Messier Catalog » M24 — NGC 6603 Milky Way Patch
M24: The Small Sagittarius Cloud
M24 is a Messier object that isn't a deep space target, but instead describes a region of the sky so dense with stars it forms a cloud named the Small Sagittarius Cloud.
RA
18h 18.4m
Dec
-18°25
Magnitude
4.6 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫
Size
90
Distance
10,000 light years
Season
☀ Summer
Difficulty
🟡 Moderate