Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  IC 2159  ·  LBN 854  ·  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252
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NGC2174 Monkey head Nebula, Mathieu Guinot
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NGC2174 Monkey head Nebula

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NGC2174 Monkey head Nebula, Mathieu Guinot
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NGC2174 Monkey head Nebula

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NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an HII 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. 

Data set from Telescope Live (12/12/20 to 03/03/21 at El Sauce Observatory, Chile).

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NGC2174 Monkey head Nebula, Mathieu Guinot