NGC 6334

NGC 6334, colloqually known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The nebula is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, at a distance of approximately from the Sun.
The nebula is a high mass filamentary cloud structure spanning . Several embedded star-forming regions have been identified from infrared and radio emissions. Four of these sites have formed H II regions.