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NGC 6334
NGC 6334 — Cat's Paw Nebula
Emission Nebula
· ScorpiusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Right ascension
- 17h 20m 54s
- Declination
- -35° 52′ 59″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 40′ × 30′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6334
About this target
Astrophotography framing size covers the bright paw-shaped emission complex.
Recommended telescopes
TS-Optics
1016mm f/4.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV