Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello

 

RA: 16h 28m 06s Dec: –24° 32.5′

The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System. This cloud covers an angular area of 4.5° × 6.5° in the Sky.

 

Crop from here: flic.kr/p/2ogvT5V

 

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