Cat's Paw Nebula NGC 6334

Cat's Paw Nebula

The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) is an emission nebula and star-forming region, 50 light-years across in the constellation of Scorpius. It is about 5,500 light-years from Sol. It's an active nursery of young massive stars born in the last few million years. Some stars are ten times the mass of Sol.