Rosette Nebula

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The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.

All labels observed (1)

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Rosette Nebula canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region
deep-sky object
emission nebula
star-forming region
angularSize about 1.3 degrees
apparentMagnitudeV 9.0
associatedWith open cluster NGC 2244
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere
bestSeenInMonth February
catalogCode C49
NGC 2237
linked to: NGC 2237–9

NGC 2238
linked to: NGC 2246

NGC 2239
linked to: NGC 2237–9

NGC 2246
Sh2-275
linked to: Sharpless 2-275
contains Bok globules
dust lanes
ionized hydrogen gas
protostars
young massive stars
declination +04° 59′
distanceFromEarth about 1,600 parsecs
about 5,200 light-years
dominantColor red
dominantEmissionLine H-alpha
excitedBy ultraviolet radiation from NGC 2244 stars
hasAlternativeName Caldwell 49
NGC 2237–9
NGC 2246
Sh 2-275
Sharpless 2-275
hasAppearance rose-like
hasCentralObject open cluster NGC 2244
hasEstimatedDiameter about 130 light-years
hasShape roughly circular
hasStructure central cavity cleared by stellar winds
isRegionOf active star formation
isTargetFor amateur astronomers
astrophotography
isTypeOf giant molecular cloud complex
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm of the Milky Way
linked to: Orion Arm

constellation Monoceros
linked to: Monoceros
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
partOf Monoceros OB2 association
rightAscension 06h 33m
shapedBy stellar winds from massive O-type stars

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orion Arm contains Rosette Nebula
Monoceros contains Rosette Nebula