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Mark Fisher
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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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