GN 16.05.2 and Lupus 3 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Scorpius (Sco) · Contains: PGC 2801850 · PGC 2801851 · PGC 2801852 · PGC 2802074 · PGC 3085711 · PGC 3085714 · PGC 3085809 · PGC 3097182 · PGC 602174 · PGC 602856 · PGC 614340 · PGC 90232

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GN 16.05.2 and Lupus 3

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GN 16.05.2 and Lupus 3

This object is a blue reflection nebula, known as both GN 16.05.2 and Bernes 149, located in the middle of a dark nebula, known as both as Lupus 3 and Dobashi 6651. Both nebulae are believed to be about 500 light years away.

The dark nebula spans just over 1 degree, which corresponds to a width of 10 light years.

Although the cloud complex is one of a number of clouds named for the constellation of Lupus, this cloud is actually slightly across the border in the adjacent constellation of Scorpius, at a declination of -39 degrees.

This dark cloud contains many unseen protostars and is the site of proficient star formation.

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RA (center)	16h09m17s.80
RA (top/left)	16h17m10s.13
RA (top/right)	16h02m34s.10
RA (bottom/right)	16h01m13s.36
RA (bottom/left)	16h16m13s.60

Dec (center)	-39°02′30″.0
Dec (top/left)	-38°13′58″.10
Dec (top/right)	-37°54′18″.0
Dec (bottom/right)	-39°48′59″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	-40°09′24″.3

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