NGC 2264
E545068
NGC 2264 is a prominent star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros that includes the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emission nebula
ⓘ
open cluster ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| angularSize | ~60 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 3.9 ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestViewingSeason | winter ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Christmas Tree Cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cone Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbig Ae/Be stars ⓘ T Tauri stars NERFINISHED ⓘ dust lanes ⓘ molecular clouds ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| declination | +09° 53′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
~2,300 light-years
ⓘ
~720 pc ⓘ |
| hasAge | a few million years ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bright nebulosity
ⓘ
dark cone-shaped pillar ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion | Fox Fur Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShapeAssociation | Christmas tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Caldwell catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ionizedBy | massive young stars ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | active star formation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTo | Galactic anticenter direction ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Caldwell 50
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharpless 273 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h 41m ⓘ |
| spectralTypeDominantStars |
B-type
ⓘ
O-type ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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