Sh2-7 is an emission nebula in the Scorpius constellation. The nebula is around the star Delta Scorpii. It lies next to a large reflection nebula, Sh2-1.[1]
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Right ascension | 16h 0m |
Declination | -22d 57m |
Constellation | Scorpius |
See also: Lists of nebulae |
According to the paper Interstellar magnetic cannon targeting the Galactic halo. A young bubble at the origin of the Ophiuchus and Lupus molecular complexes, the HII region Sh2-7 may be acting as a faraday screen, altering the polarization of the GCS. [2]
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