Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  14 nu. Sco  ·  15.51  ·  713 Luscinia  ·  IC 4592  ·  Jabbah  ·  The star νSco
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A Blue Horsehead (IC 4592), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
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A Blue Horsehead (IC 4592)

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A Blue Horsehead (IC 4592), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
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A Blue Horsehead (IC 4592)

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Located in the constellation Scorpion, it is a reflection nebula composed of dust that is normally dark but turns blue when scattering light from nearby hot stars.

The main star, its eye is Nu Scorpii (also called Jabbah), being the main responsible for the blue coloration in the nebula.

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A Blue Horsehead (IC 4592), Fernando Oliveira de Menezes

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Nebulas - Nebulosas