#sh2-1

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Sh2-1 surrounding the star Fang (π Scorpii, upper left) // Glenn Baxter

Fang (π Scorpii) is a triple star system about 590 light years from Earth. The primary of the triple system is a blue giant about 12 times the mass of the Sun and 5 times its size. The name comes from the Chinese 房宿 (Fáng Xiù yī) meaning “the First Star of Room,” indicating its part in the Chinese constellation of the same name.

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The nebula Sh2-1 surrounding the star Fang (π Scorpii) // Matt Hughes

Fang (π Scorpii) is a triple star system about 590 light years from Earth. The primary of the triple system is a blue giant about 12 times the mass of the Sun and 5 times its size. The name comes from the Chinese 房宿 (Fáng Xiù yī) meaning “the First Star of Room,” indicating its part in the Chinese constellation of the same name.

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Sh2-1, the first entry in the Sharpless catalog of nebulae in the Milky Way // QQQAstro

The bright star is Fang (π Scorpii), a triple star system composed of three blue giant stars about 590 light years away. Its name comes from the Chinese phrase 房宿 or Fáng Xiù yī meaning "the first star of Room." The "Room" is a Chinese asterism, one of the 28 mansions.

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Sh2-1 being illuminated by the star Fang (π Scorpii) // Charles Bracken

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Sh2-1, with the bright star π Scorpii (left) // Malcolm Park

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