War and Peace Nebula

At a glance

Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Sco

Right ascension

17h 24m 43.7s

Declination

−34° 12′

Angular size

3.9x3.1′

Catalogue

NGC6357

Located in Scorpius.

The outline on your card

Two contrasting lobes divided by a dark lane, one bright and one dim.

Outline class

Patchy

Axis ratio

0.80 : 1

Central source

Embedded cluster

Surface brightness

Medium

Recorded structure

Dark lane · Embedded stars · Pillars

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