Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175
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NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula, henri62
NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula
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NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula

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NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula, henri62
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NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an [url=mw-redirect=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_II]H[/url]a emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175=reference]  It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth. The nebula may have formed through  collapse

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NGC2174/5 Monkey's Head Nebula, henri62