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Antares

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α Scorpii and Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex Credit: WISE/DSS/ 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. The brightest star in this image is Antares (Alpha Scorpii or α Sco), the fifteenth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.

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released December 1, 2023

Cover image by Giuseppe Donatiello, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ANTARES_WISE-DSS_DEFe_dida_(25155069623).jpg

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