NGC 2246
E451661
NGC 2246 is a catalog designation for a bright emission region within the Rosette Nebula, a large star-forming complex in the constellation Monoceros.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rosette Molecular Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
massive star formation ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApparentType | bright emission region ⓘ |
| hasCatalogDesignation | NGC 2246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryCatalog | John Louis Emil Dreyer’s New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
interstellar gas and dust
ⓘ
young stellar population ⓘ |
| hasObservationWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalNature | ionized gas region around hot young stars ⓘ |
| inGalacticQuadrant | anticenter region of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | large star-forming complex ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearbyObjectOf | open cluster NGC 2244 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
narrowband H-alpha images
ⓘ
wide-field images of the Rosette Nebula ⓘ |
| isPartOf | star-forming region in Monoceros ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | ionized hydrogen gas ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rosette Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NGC 2238