Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  68 Ori  ·  B227  ·  IC 2159  ·  LBN 854  ·  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252  ·  The star 68Ori
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Monkey Head Nebula, Valerio Avitabile
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Monkey Head Nebula

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Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 (known as "Monkey Head) is an HII region or an emission nebula, associated with the star cluster of NGC 2175. It is 6,400 light years away from us and is listed in the constellation of Orion.

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Monkey Head Nebula, Valerio Avitabile