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Molecular cloud in Lupus / Norma

Proper Names	Lupus IV, Lupus 4
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	None
Constellation	Lupus (extending southward into Norma)
Right Ascension	16h 3m 12s
Declination	-42° 7' 43"
Distance	489 light years 150 parsecs
Dimensions	Apparent: 180' x 120' Actual: c. 17 light years
Optimum Visibility	June

Dark strands of material within the Lupus IV cloud can be seen here obscuring the Milky Way. The bright star to the northwest is the fifth-magnitude orange giant HR 5943. At a distance of some 440 light years, the star is nearly as far from Earth as Lupus IV itself. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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