Cone nebula
| Dark cloud | |
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| Data of the cone nebula | |
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| False color image of the "tip" of the Cone Nebula ( Hubble Space Telescope ) | |
| Constellation | unicorn |
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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.
Photo of the Spitzer Space Telescope ; in the infrared range the cloud appears bright.
See also
swell
- ^ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
- ↑ The Mysterious Cone Nebula - Astronomy Picture of the Day of January 7, 2002 (English).