Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  Rosette nebula  ·  The star 12Mon
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Rosetta, central area NGC 2237, Filippo Verlezza
Rosetta, central area NGC 2237
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Rosetta, central area NGC 2237

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Rosetta, central area NGC 2237

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The Rosette Nebula is an emission nebula, a large star forming region located in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn.

The nebula is a large cloud of gas (H) and dust that lies near a large molecular cloud and is closely associated with the open cluster NGC 2244, whose stars were formed from the nebula’s matter in the last five million years.

The nebula is a region of intense star formation. The stellar winds from the young stars inside the nebula exert pressure on interstellar clouds and the compression leads to ongoing star forming activity in the nebula.

It is about 65 light years in radius, significantly larger than the famous Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion, which is only 12 light in radius, but much closer to us (1,344 light years). The Rosette Nebula’s other designations are Caldwell 49, SH 2-275, and CTB 21.

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Rosetta, central area NGC 2237, Filippo Verlezza