Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174), JohnEEvans
The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)
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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is above Betelgeuse towards Orion's Head. The nebula is a strong H II region, a large cloud of ionised gas in which new stars are rapidly being formed. The Nebula is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. These newly born stars emit powerful streams of charged particles (stellar winds) that blow the gas and dust away, removing the ingredients necessary for future stars to be born.The Monkey Head Nebula lies about 6,400 light years from Earth.

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The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174), JohnEEvans