M 8By astrored / November 6, 2023 M7 . . Index . . M9 Messier 8 M 8 (NGC 6523) Diffuse Nebula in Sagittarius. Lagoon Nebula RA=18 03.8, Dec=-24 23. 6.0 mag, dist=5.2 kly. M8 page; DSSM page Hartmut Frommert ([email protected]) Christine Kronberg ([email protected]) Last Modification: 7 Apr 1998, 22:14 MET