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NGC 6334

HIIReg SIMBAD HII 743 papers

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Right ascension: 17h 20m 52.66s
Declination: −36° 07′ 52.4″
Galactic l, b: 351.13, 0.449
Redshift z: -2.392e-05
Radial velocity: -7.17 km/s
Proper motion: -0.75, -3.32 mas/yr
Angular size: 18.3′ × 18.3′

Also known as

16 identifiers

CTB 39GRS G351.40 +00.70GUM 62Kes 49LMH 1MHR 64Min 1-86MM 1MSH 17-3-04NGC 6334NRL 13RCW 127SNR G351.1+00.7[ABB2014] WISE G351.130+00.449Cat's Paw Nebula[KPS2012] MWSC 2577

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
HD 156738	Star	211.9″	9.35
CD-35 11483	Star	272.2″	11.7
[L89b] 351.201+00.483	HIIReg	284.1″	—
GRS G351.20 +00.50	HIIReg	311.8″	—
AGAL G351.208+00.349	YSO	456.6″	—
AGAL G351.243+00.529	YSO	491.7″	—
AGAL G351.184+00.577	YSO	493.9″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-6334 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.