RCW 134 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Scorpius
RCW 134 is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Scorpius . spans 1°. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
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 134 from Alnasl
Alnasl
RCW 134
SCORPIUS
RCW 134 lies 3.6° west of Alnasl , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
RCW 134 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -60° 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: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 77° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -6° 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 59°N, and never sets south of 59°S.
The distance to RCW 134 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of RCW 134
NGC 6451, open cluster, 1.1° RCW 135, planetary nebula, 1.3° RCW 136, planetary nebula, 2.0° M6 Butterfly Cluster, open cluster, 2.1° RCW 138, emission nebula (H II region), 2.6° NGC 6522, globular cluster, 3.3° RCW 132, emission nebula and cluster, 3.4° NGC 6528, globular cluster, 3.5°
RCW 134 catalog data
Field Value
Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Scorpius Right ascension (J2000) 17h 49.3m Declination (J2000) -31° 15′ Apparent size 1° Best month August Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 134
