[4][5] This nebula was given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull.

[6] A petition by anime fans to rename it as the Madokami nebula, due to resemblance with a character, was unsuccessful.

[9] This nebula includes the open cluster Pismis 24, which is home to several massive stars.

[10][11] The young stellar cluster G353.2+0.7 lies east of Pismis 24 and was revealed by a Chandra X-ray image showing approximately 800 stars.

[12] The young stellar cluster G353.1+0.6 lies southeast of Pismis 24 and also contains approximately 800 stars detected by X-ray.