NGC 2024
E460825
NGC 2024, also known as the Flame Nebula, is a bright emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the constellation Orion near the Horsehead Nebula.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| ageOfEmbeddedCluster | ~200,000 years ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~30 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | ~10.0 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn |
long-exposure astrophotography
ⓘ
wide-field telescopes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dense molecular gas
ⓘ
dust lanes ⓘ embedded star cluster ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| declination | −01° 51′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1786 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~1350 light-years
ⓘ
~415 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLines |
[O III]
ⓘ
[S II] ⓘ hydrogen alpha ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −16.3° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 206.5° ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Flame Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | reddish ⓘ |
| hasInfraredExcessSources | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | dark dust lane resembling flames ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | yes ⓘ |
| ionizingSource | Alnitak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearObject |
Alnitak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horsehead Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obscuredBy | interstellar dust ⓘ |
| observedInSurvey |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Very Large Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Orion B molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | massive star-forming region ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 41m ⓘ |
| spectralType | H II emission ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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