Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2237  ·  NGC 2238  ·  NGC 2239  ·  NGC 2246  ·  NGC 2252  ·  Rosette A  ·  Rosette B  ·  Rosette Nebula  ·  The star 12Mon
NGC2244 Rosette Nebula, Rich Taylor
NGC2244 Rosette Nebula
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NGC2244 Rosette Nebula

NGC2244 Rosette Nebula, Rich Taylor
NGC2244 Rosette Nebula
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NGC2244 Rosette Nebula

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The Rosette Nebula is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter. Wikipedia

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NGC2244 Rosette Nebula, Rich Taylor