Omega Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 5000 - 6000 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 15 Lightyears
- Mass:
- 800 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- M17 / NGC6618
- Discovered in:
- 1764
- Discoverer:
- Philippe Loys de Chéseaux
Rosette Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 5200 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 130 lightyears
- Mass:
- 10'000 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- NGC2244
- Discovered in:
- 1690
- Discoverer:
- John Flamsteed
Ring Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 2300 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 2.6 lightyears
- Mass:
- 1.2 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- M57 / NGC6822
- Discovered in:
- 1886
- Discoverer:
- Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
Tarantula Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 180'000 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 1000 lightyears
- Mass:
- 450'000 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- NGC2070
- Discovered in:
- 1751
- Discoverer:
- Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
Triangulum Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 2'700'000 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 1500 lightyears
- Mass:
- 15 - 60 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- NGC604
- Discovered in:
- 1784
- Discoverer:
- William Herschel
Eagle Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 6500 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 9.6 lightyears
- Mass:
- 12'500 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- M16 / NGC6611
- Discovered in:
- 1746
- Discoverer:
- Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux
Crab Nebula
- Distance from Earth:
- 1400 lightyears
- Diameter:
- 11 lightyears
- Mass:
- 10 solar masses
- Catalogue number:
- M1 / NGC1952
- Discovered in:
- 1731
- Discoverer:
- John Bevis