Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  12.18  ·  13.96  ·  19 omi Sco  ·  20 sig Sco  ·  21 alf Sco  ·  22 i Sco  ·  389 Industria  ·  481 Emita  ·  5 rho Oph  ·  Alniyat  ·  Antares  ·  B42  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  NGC 6144  ·  Scorpius  ·  Sh2-9  ·  The star 22Sco  ·  The star Al Niyat (σSco)  ·  The star Antares (αSco)  ·  The star οSco  ·  The star ρOph  ·  rho Oph nebula
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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula @ iTelescope, Miles Zhou
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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula @ iTelescope

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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula @ iTelescope, Miles Zhou
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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula @ iTelescope

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IC 4604 is a large diffuse nebula of 5th magnitude located in the southwestern corner of the constellation Ophiuchus, surrounding the bright triple star Rho Ophiuchi. Several regions of bright and dark nebulosity surround this area, which takes its name from ρ Oph.

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Rho Ophiuchi Nebula @ iTelescope, Miles Zhou