The Rosette Nebula is an H II star-forming region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros, part of the Milky Way. The open cluster NGC 2244 lies closely associated with the nebula, its stars having formed directly out of the nebula's own gas and dust.
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Classification
Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 2 Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Rosette Nebula
- Wikidata Q108041, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q108041 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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