RCW 126 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Scorpius
RCW 126 is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Scorpius . spans 16′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding RCW 126 from Shaula
Shaula
RCW 126
SCORPIUS
RCW 126 lies 3.4° west of Shaula , the magnitude 1.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
RCW 126 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -75° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 79° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 54°N, and never sets south of 54°S.
The distance to RCW 126 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of RCW 126
RCW 125, emission nebula (H II region), 54′ C69 Bug Nebula, planetary nebula, 59′ RCW 128, emission nebula (H II region), 1.4° RCW 123 Cheerio Nebula, planetary nebula, 2.4° RCW 122, emission nebula (H II region), 2.7° RCW 118, emission nebula (H II region), 3.6° RCW 132, emission nebula and cluster, 5.3° RCW 133, emission nebula (H II region), 5.4°
RCW 126 catalog data
Field Value
Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Scorpius Right ascension (J2000) 17h 16.9m Declination (J2000) -36° 21′ Apparent size 16′ Best month July Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 126
