IC 4628

Name: The "Prawn nebula"

Constellation:Scorpio

Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and ASI 2600 MC (gain 100 -20C).

Exposure time: A stack of 11 five-minute and 4 three-minute exposures.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#71 : IC 4628
			Name: The "Prawn nebula" Constellation:Scorpio Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and ASI 2600 MC (gain 100 -20C). Exposure time: A stack of 11 five-minute and 4 three-minute exposures. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 7.3 Angular size: 90' This object is a large emission nebula above Zeta Scorpii. The shape is something similar to "prawn" or "shrimp". It is a difficult target for northern latitudes since it is low on the horizon. Go to AP#72 NGC 6118 Return to AP100 main page.