NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, SkipRapp

NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula

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The Rosette Nebula is made up of numerous NGC images. It is also know as (Caldwell 49) in the constellation Monoceros. This complex nebula has the following NGC designations:

- NGC 2237 Part of the nebulous region. (Also used to denote whole nebula)

- NGC 2238 Part of the nebulous region.

- NGC 2239 Part of the nebulous region. Discovered by John Herschel.

- NGC 2244 The open cluster within the nebula. Discovered by John Flamsteed in 1690.

- NGC 2246 Part of the Nebulous region/

The cluster and nebula are a distance of 5,200 light years from earth.

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NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula, SkipRapp