Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph Nebula
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex, Giuseppe Donatiello
Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex
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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex

Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex, Giuseppe Donatiello
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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex

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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

(Antares) RA 16 29 24.460 DEC -26 25 55.21

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System. This cloud covers an angular area of 4.5° × 6.5° in the Sky.

The brightest star in this image is Antares (Alpha Scorpii or α Sco), the fifteenth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.

Well visible also Messier 4 (NGC 6121), a globular cluster, approximately at 7,200 light years.

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Antares and Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex, Giuseppe Donatiello

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