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IC 4628
IC 4628 — Prawn Nebula
Emission Nebula
· ScorpiusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Right ascension
- 16h 51m 00s
- Declination
- -40° 19′ 48″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 90′ × 60′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- IC 4628
About this target
Wide southern emission complex; size is optimized for framing guidance.