Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  Christmas Tree Cluster  ·  NGC 2251  ·  NGC 2259  ·  NGC 2264  ·  NGC 2265  ·  The star 15Mon
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Cone Nebula, Johannes Bock
Cone Nebula
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Cone Nebula

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Cone Nebula

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The Cone Nebula is a 4 light years large dark cloud in the constellation Unicorn. The dark cloud belongs to the star forming region NGC 2264 at a distance of 2400 light years from our solar system. It was named after it's shape. Sometimes the whole emission nebula in the area of NGC 2264 is also called cone nebula.

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Cone Nebula, Johannes Bock