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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Prawn Nebula

Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.

References

  1. ^ "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for IC 4628. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  2. ^ "Young Stars Cooking in the Prawn Nebula". ESO Press Release. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Cosmic Recycling". Retrieved 2 September 2015.