Back Rho Ophiuchi-wolkkompleks Afrikaans سحابة رو أوفيتشي Arabic Ро Змиеносец (мъглявина) Bulgarian Rho-Ophiuchi-Wolke German Nube de Rho Ophiuchi Spanish مجموعه ابر رو مارافسای Persian Nuage de Rho Ophiuchi French Nube di Rho Ophiuchi Italian へびつかい座ロー分子雲領域 Japanese റോ ഓഫിയൂക്കി നെബുല Malayalam

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex

ρ Ophiuchi cloud complex
Dark nebula
Infrared James Webb Space Telescope image (east is down), contained within the IC 4603 region[1][2]
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension16h 28m 06s[3]
Declination–24° 32.5′[3]
Distance460 ly (140 pc)[4] ly
Apparent dimensions (V)4.5° × 6.5°[5]
ConstellationOphiuchus
DesignationsOphiuchus 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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  2. ^ "Rho Ophiuchi (NIRCam Image)". Webb Space Telescope. Space Telescope Science Institute. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "RHO OPH REGION -- Molecular Cloud". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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