Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  HD157515  ·  HD157528  ·  HD319718  ·  HD319719  ·  NGC 6357  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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RCW 131, Georg N. Nyman
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RCW 131

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RCW 131

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RCW 131 is part of a larger area of star birth activities in the Southern Skies in the constellation Scorpius. Severy well know nebula can be found there. This image is a part of that larger area and is listed as number 131 in the RCW catalogue (Rogers-Campbell-Whiteoak). This catalogue contains 182 objects and is partly overlapping with the GUM and the Sharpless listings.
RCW 131 - also SH2-11 or NGC6537 or GUM 66 or War and Peace nebula can be found or even are identical names and areas.

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RCW 131, Georg N. Nyman