Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  13.06  ·  150 Nuwa  ·  IC 2159  ·  Monkey Head Nebula  ·  NGC 2174  ·  NGC 2175  ·  Sh2-252
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NGC 2174 -- Monkey Head Nebula, Richard Beck
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NGC 2174 -- Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 -- Monkey Head Nebula, Richard Beck
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NGC 2174 -- Monkey Head Nebula

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NGC 2174 (also known as Monkey Head Nebula) is an HII 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 -- Monkey Head Nebula, Richard Beck