Right ascension 17 24 Distance ~ 8000 ly | Declination −34° 20′ Constellation Scorpius | |
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Similar Pismis 24‑1, NGC 6334, Arp 273, NGC 6302, Horsehead Nebula | ||
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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark disks of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula.
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- Ngc 6334 ngc 6357 cat s paw nebula lobster nebula 4k
- Exploring elite dangerous episode 24 ngc 6357 nebula
- Pismis 24
- G353207
- G3531036
- Massive stars
- References
This nebula was also given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance as well as the name Madokami Nebula as it resembles one of the main characters, Madoka Kaname from the Japanese anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. They said that in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull.
It is located about 5500 light years away from Earth.
Exploring elite dangerous episode 24 ngc 6357 nebula
Pismis 24
This nebula includes the open cluster Pismis 24, which is home to several massive stars. One of the brightest stars in the cluster, Pismis 24-1, was thought possibly to be the most massive on record, approaching 300 solar masses, until it was discovered to be a multiple system of at least three stars; component stars would still remain near 100 solar masses each, making them among the more massive stars on record.
G353.2+0.7
The young stellar cluster G353.2+0.7 lies east of Pismis 24 and was revealed by a Chandra X-ray image showing approximately 800 stars.
G353.1+0.36
The young stellar cluster G353.1+0.36 lies southeast of Pismis 24 and also contains approximately 800 stars detected by X-ray. The region includes several O-type stars, including [BDSB2003] 10.
Massive stars
NGC 6357 is one of the most prominent sites of massive-star formation our neighborhood of the Milky Way. A variety of early O-type stars reside in this nebula, blowing the bubbles around the stars clusters that can be seen in the molecular cloud.