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Rosette Nebula
NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2244
Proper Names
Rosette Nebula
Messier Number
None
NGC
/
IC
Number
NGC 2237
NGC 2238
NGC 2239
NGC 2246
Constellation
Monoceros
Right Ascension
6h 32m 18s
Declination
+5° 3' 00"
Distance
c.5,500
light years
c.1,700
parsecs
Magnitude
Apparent:
+4.8
Absolute:
-6.3
Mean Diameter
Apparent: 1° 54'
Actual: c.90
light years
Associated
Star(s)
NGC 2244
Optimum Visibility
December
A roughly spherical
nebula
in the
constellation
of
Monoceros
. It is a rich red-pink in colour, hence its name, and surrounds a young
cluster
of
stars
some 5,500
light years
from
Earth
.
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