The Antares Nebula (IC4606)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Antares Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.

Name The Antares Nebula (IC4606)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Antares Nebula
The Cloud Nebula
IC 4606[1]
LBN 1107[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h31m [1]
Declination:−26°03' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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