Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  12 Mon  ·  NGC 2237  ·  NGC 2238  ·  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2244  ·  NGC 2246  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette A  ·  Rosette B  ·  Rosette Nebula  ·  Sh2-275  ·  The star 12Mon
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Caldwell 49 The Rosette Nebula, Dale A Chamberlain
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Caldwell 49 The Rosette Nebula

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Caldwell 49 The Rosette Nebula

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The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical hydrogen II region (circular in appearance) located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula’s matter.

The cluster and nebula lie at some 5,000 light-years from Earth and measure roughly 130 light-years in diameter. The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.

A survey of the nebula with the Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed the presence of numerous new-born stars inside optical Rosette Nebula and studded within a dense molecular cloud.

On April 16, 2019, the Oklahoma Legislature passed HB1292 making the Rosette Nebula as the official state astronomical object. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed it into law on April 22, 2019.

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Caldwell 49 The Rosette Nebula, Dale A Chamberlain

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