Prawn Nebula

{{Sky|16|56|54.66861|-|40|30|44.4441}}

{{Short description|Emission nebula in the constellation Scorpius}}

{{Infobox nebula

| name = Prawn Nebula

| image = Detailed view of the Prawn Nebula from ESO’s VST.jpg

|caption = Detailed view of the Prawn Nebula

|credit = ESO

| type = H II region

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|16|56|54.66861}}

{{cite web

| title=SIMBAD Astronomical Database

| work=Results for IC 4628

| url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad

| accessdate=2013-09-19

}}

| dec = {{DEC|−40|30|44.4441}}

| dist_ly = 6,000{{cite news|title=Young Stars Cooking in the Prawn Nebula|url=http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1340/|accessdate=20 September 2013|newspaper=ESO Press Release}}

| appmag_v = +7.31

| size_v = 90'

| constellation = Scorpius

| radius_ly = 125

| absmag_v =

| notes =

| names = HD 152723, CSI-40 10986 21, Hbg 1258, SAO 227479, ALS 3854, CSV 102812, HIC 82936, SKY# 30546, CD-40 10986, GC 22819, HIP 82936, TD1 19710, CEL 4464, GCRV 9755, IC 4628, UBV 14329, CGO 429, GEN# +1.00152723J, LS 3854, uvby98 100152723 ABC, Cl Trumpler 24 405, GOS G344.81+01.61 01, MCW 1270, CPC 0 15594, GSC 07872-02169, NSV 8060, CPD-40 7650, GUM 56, PPM 322447

}}

Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.