Antares and Rho Ophiuchi

by: A.Block/J.Ballauer/Novapix
Reference: a-neb98-00004
Date: 2007-01-16

View of the region surrounding the bright triple star Rho Ophiuchus (at top, in the blue cloud). This star-forming region is located at about 520 light years in Scorpius constellation. The area is highlighted by the bright star Antares (bottom), a red supergiant 40,000 times more luminous than our sun.

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