NGC 2174
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| Diffuse nebula | Lists of nebulae |
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NGC 2174 [SII] = Red, H-alpha = Green, [OIII] = Blue |
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| Type | Emission or Reflection |
| Right ascension | 06h 09m 23.6s[1] |
| Declination | +20° 39′ 34″[1] |
| Distance | 6,400 ly (2,000 pc) |
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| Constellation | Orion |
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| Absolute magnitude (V) | {{{absmag_v}}} |
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NGC 2174 is an emmission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It is thought to be located about 6400 light years away from earth. The nebula may have formed through heirarchical collapse.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 2174. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
- ^ Cotera, A.; Hester, J.; Healy, K.; Snider, K.; Simpson, J.; Whitney, B. (2006). "Using Spitzer IRAC observations to Compare Modes of Star Formation in G305.35+0.7 and NGC 2174/5". Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 237, held 14-18 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic, S237, #98.
