Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ara (Ara)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6188  ·  NGC 6193  ·  Rim Nebula
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NGC 6188 (close up), Rocco Sung
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NGC 6188 (close up)

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NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. This is a star forming nebula, and is sculpted by the massive, young stars that have recently formed there, some are only a few million years old.

This is the close up for a part of the NGC 6188 in SHO, which originally is 2-panel mosaic by CDK17.

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NGC 6188 (close up), Rocco Sung