Cone nebula
Dark cloud | |
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Data of the cone nebula | |
False color image of the "tip" of the Cone Nebula ( Hubble Space Telescope ) | |
Constellation | unicorn |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06h 41.1m |
declination | + 09 ° 24 ′ |
Further data | |
Angular expansion |
approx. 10 ' |
distance |
2700 ly |
history | |
Catalog names | |
Part of NGC 2264 | |
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The Cone Nebula is a dark cloud in the unicorn constellation . The dark cloud belongs to the star formation region NGC 2264 . It was named after its shape.
Sometimes the entire emission nebula in the area of NGC 2264 is referred to as the cone nebula.
See also
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- ^ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
- ↑ The Mysterious Cone Nebula - Astronomy Picture of the Day of January 7, 2002 (English).