Cat's Paw print in the Scorpius constellation
The distinctive-looking Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw Nebula and cataloged as NGC 6334, is located in the constellation Scorpius. ESO's 3.6-meter Telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile gathered the light for this image in 1986.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | ngc6334 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 December 2009, 23:22 |
| Size: | 5315 x 5485 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| ESO 3.6-metre telescope |