Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  20 Sco)  ·  21 Sco)  ·  23 Sco)  ·  35 Oph)  ·  42 Oph)  ·  5 Sco)  ·  6 Sco)  ·  7 Sco)  ·  8 Sco A)  ·  9 Sco)  ·  Akrab (β1 Sco  ·  Al Niyat (σ Sco  ·  Al Niyat (τ Sco  ·  Alniyat I  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  Graffias  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4601  ·  IC 4603  ·  IC 4604  ·  IC 4605  ·  Iclarkrau (δ Sco  ·  Iolil (ρ Sco  ·  Kalb al Akrab (α Sco  ·  M 4  ·  NGC 6121  ·  Nur (π Sco  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  The star Acrab  ·  The star Alniyat  ·  And 10 more.
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The Ro Ophiuchi Nebula

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The Ro Ophiuchi Nebula

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The Ro Ophiuchi Nebula is a dark dust and gas nebula located 1° south of the star Ro Ophiuchi, in the constellation Ophiuchus.
In 2011, traces of hydrogen peroxide were discovered in this nebula for the first time in the history of observations of the Universe.

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The Ro Ophiuchi Nebula, cmk