Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  12.07  ·  14 nu. Sco  ·  15.51  ·  40 Harmonia  ·  713 Luscinia  ·  B40  ·  IC 4592  ·  Jabbah  ·  The star νSco
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vdB100, IC4593, B40; Scorpius, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB100, IC4593, B40; Scorpius

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vdB100, IC4593, B40; Scorpius, Thomas V. Davis
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vdB100, IC4593, B40; Scorpius

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Description

vdB 100, IC 4593, B 40; Scorpius

Astro-Physics 305mm f/3.8 Riccardi-Honders astrograph

KAF-16803 FLI Proline

Total Exposure Time: 5.3 hours LRGB 170:50:50:50 min, RGB 2x2 binned

June 2013; Inkom, ID

Comments: vdB 100 is the blue reflection nebula surrounding NU Sco, whereas IC 4593 is the more peripheral reflection nebula.

vdB100: Size (arcmin): 14

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: moderate

Color: moderately blue

Absorption: weak

Illuminating star ID1: BD-19 4333

Illuminating star ID2: HD145502

Mag. of illuminating star: 4.13

Spectral type of star: B2IV

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vdB100, IC4593, B40; Scorpius, Thomas V. Davis