Infrared James Webb Space Telescope image (east is down), contained within the IC 4603 region[1][2]
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension
16h 28m 06s[3]
Declination
–24° 32.5′[3]
Distance
460 ly (140 pc)[4] ly
Apparent dimensions (V)
4.5° × 6.5°[5]
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Designations
Ophiuchus molecular cloud, Integral 691, XSS J16271-2423
See also: Lists of nebulae
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly a dark nebula which is centered 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi, which it among others extends to, of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of about 140 parsecs, or 460 light years, it is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.[1][6][7]
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