The Prawn Nebula (IC4628)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 89 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , the Prawn Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.

Name The Prawn Nebula (IC4628)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Prawn Nebula
The False Comet
IC 4628[1]
Position
Right ascension:16h56m [1]
Declination:−40°27' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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