Caldwell 49

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Caldwell 49 is a large, bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, popularly known as the Rosette Nebula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region
astronomical object
deep-sky object
emission nebula
star-forming region
alsoKnownAs Rosette Nebula NERFINISHED
angularSize about 1.3 degrees
apparentMagnitude about 9.0
appearsColor reddish in long-exposure images
associatedOpenCluster NGC 2244 NERFINISHED
bestSeenIn small telescopes
wide-field astrophotography
catalogCode C49
catalogDesignation LBN 948 NERFINISHED
Sh 2-275 NERFINISHED
Sharpless 275 NERFINISHED
centralRegion cavity cleared by stellar winds
contains Bok globules NERFINISHED
molecular clouds
open cluster NGC 2244
protostars
young stellar objects
declination +04° 59′
diameter about 130 light-years
discoveryStatus known since 18th century
distanceFromEarth about 1,500 parsecs
about 5,000 light-years
dominantEmissionLine H-alpha
[O III]
galacticLatitude about -2 degrees
galacticLongitude about 206 degrees
hasFeature photoionized gas
pillars and globules shaped by radiation pressure
strong stellar winds from massive stars
ionizedBy massive stars of NGC 2244
isRegionOf active star formation
locatedIn Orion Arm NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
observedInWavelength infrared
optical
radio
partOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
Rosette Molecular Cloud NERFINISHED
rightAscension about 06h 33m
shape roughly circular ring-like structure
spectralTypeOfExcitingStars B-type
O-type
visibleFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED

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Rosette Nebula hasAlternativeName Caldwell 49