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NGC 2174
NGC 2174 — Monkey Head Nebula
Emission Nebula
· OrionBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Right ascension
- 6h 09m 42s
- Declination
- +20° 30′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Angular size
- 25′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Nov-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 2174
About this target
Bright HII region.