Rosette Nebula
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| Radius | 65 light years |
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| Distance to Earth | 5,219 light years |
| Coordinates | RA 6h 33m 45s | Dec +4° 59′ 54″ |
| Distance | 5,200 ly (1,600 pc) |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9 |
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| ID | 2613346 |
About Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large spherical H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter.
