Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  IC 2159  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252
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NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula, Samara
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NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula, Samara
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NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula

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

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NGC 2174 - The Monkey Head Nebula, Samara

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