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NGC 6357

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Right ascension: 17h 24m 44.40s
Declination: −34° 12′ 10.8″
Galactic l, b: 353.17, 0.89
Parallax: 0.567 mas
Redshift z: -2.668e-05
Radial velocity: -8 km/s
Proper motion: -0.854, -2.083 mas/yr
Angular size: 6.2′ × 6.2′

Also known as

15 identifiers

CTB 40[GS70] 353.2+00.9GUM 66Kes 53LMH 2MHR 65MM 3NGC 6357NRL 12[PT56] 36RCW 131SH 2-11W 22[KPS2012] MWSC 2588the War and Peace Nebula

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
Cl Pismis 24 17	YSO	9.082″	11.84
Cl Pismis 24 16	YSO	11.89″	—
2MASS J17244311-3412160	YSO	16.78″	—
HD 319718	**	17.81″	10.44
HD 319718B	YSO	17.83″	—
HD 319718A	SB*	17.91″	—
Cl Pismis 24	OpenCluster	21.22″	—
2MASS J17244324-3412357	YSO	28.73″	—
Cl Pismis 24 19	Star	31.36″	14.43
2MASS J17244328-3411419	YSO	32.13″	13.97
2MASS J17244328-3412439	YSO	35.88″	11.95

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-6357 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.