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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 448
Constellation	Monoceros
Right Ascension	6h 32m 54s
Declination	+7° 19' 59"
Distance	c. 1,500 light years c. 500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.50 Absolute: -3.81 (13 Monocerotis, illuminating star)
Dimensions	Apparent: 15' x 10' Actual: 6.6 light years
Associated Star(s)	13 Monocerotis
Optimum Visibility	January

The nebula IC 448 forms a faint blue halo around the supergiant star 13 Monocerotis, whose blue-white light is reflected from the surrounding clouds of nebulous material. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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