Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  LBN 135  ·  NGC 6820  ·  NGC 6823  ·  Sh2-86
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Sh2-86, NGC 6820, and NGC 6823, Greg Erianne
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Sh2-86, NGC 6820, and NGC 6823

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Sh2-86, NGC 6820, and NGC 6823, Greg Erianne
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Sh2-86, NGC 6820, and NGC 6823

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Sh2-86 is a large emission nebula, in the constellation Vulpecula (Little Fox).  The open cluster (NGC 6823) at the center of Sh2-86 formed approximately 2 million light-years (ly) away and contains very young, hot stars.  It is about 50 ly across and is approximately 6,000 ly away from Earth.

 Because of the large, dark, finger-like pillar of eroding gas and dust in Sh2-86 (bottom left), this nebula is sometimes called a mini-M16 (Eagle Nebula), which contains the Pillars Of Creation.

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Sh2-86, NGC 6820, and NGC 6823, Greg Erianne