Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  B258  ·  NGC 6357  ·  Sh2-11  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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NGC 6357 SHO, Miles Zhou
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NGC 6357 SHO

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NGC 6357 SHO

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War and Peace Nebula, catagorized as NGC 6357, is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Scorpius.

NGC 6357 spans about 400 light years, and lies about 8,000 light years away. For reasons unknown, NGC 6357 is forming some of the most massive stars ever discovered. The central star in the nebula is actually one of the most massive known, exceeding 200 solar masses.

This is an SHO composition.

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NGC 6357 SHO, Miles Zhou