RCW 133 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Scorpius
RCW 133 is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Scorpius . spans 45′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding RCW 133 from Shaula
Shaula
RCW 133
SCORPIUS
RCW 133 lies 5.5° north of Shaula , the magnitude 1.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
RCW 133 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 74° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 58°N, and never sets south of 58°S.
The distance to RCW 133 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of RCW 133
RCW 132, emission nebula and cluster, 1.5° M6 Butterfly Cluster, open cluster, 2.4° NGC 6304, globular cluster, 3.8° RCW 135, planetary nebula, 3.9° RCW 134, emission nebula (H II region), 4.3° RCW 138, emission nebula (H II region), 4.4° NGC 6316, globular cluster, 4.4° RCW 128, emission nebula (H II region), 4.8°
RCW 133 catalog data
Field Value
Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Scorpius Right ascension (J2000) 17h 29.2m Declination (J2000) -31° 38′ Apparent size 45′ Best month July Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 133
