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

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NGC 2174 Monkey Head

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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.

The nebula may have formed through hierarchical collapse

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NGC 2174  Monkey Head, Steve BENZ