IC 4606
IC 4606 is a Nébuleuse by reflection in the constellation of the Scorpion.
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Right ascension 16:31 m 40,2s
- Variation - 26° 03 ' 09"
- Size 60 ' X 40 '
- rather low Magnitude
Nebula by reflection in a rich zone, and at Antarès (Alpha of the Scorpion) and close to the globular cluster M4.
If Antarès facilitates the location of nebula, it harms its observation because of its great magnitude.
The fact also that this constellation is low on the made horizon that the observation of nebula is not possible that with the lower part of the parallel 44ème.
See too
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- Liste of the objects of the Index Catalogs
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