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Monkey Head Nebula
Monkey Head Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Monkey Head Nebula - emission nebula

Monkey Head Nebula, is a emission nebula located in the constellation Orion .

Monkey Head Nebula is magnitude 6.8 and is 40' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Monkey Head Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. emission nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 6.8
      1. Size:
      2. 40'
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 2174

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.