Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  IC 2159  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252
NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, Jerry Macon
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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula

NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, Jerry Macon
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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an Ha emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth.

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NGC2174 Monkey Head Nebula, Jerry Macon

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