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IC 4592

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Right ascension
  
16 11 58.6

Distance
  
400 ly

Radius
  
40 ly

Declination
  
−19° 27′ 17″

Constellation
  
Scorpius

IC 4592

Designations
  
IC 4592, Blue Horsehead Nebula

IC 4592 (also known as the Blue Horsehead Nebula) is a reflection nebula in the Scorpius constellation that is lit by Nu Scorpii.

References

IC 4592 Wikipedia