NGC 2174 – Bortle Skies https://bortleskies.com My journey with Astrophotography Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:11:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 247673816 NGC 2174 – Monkey Head Nebula https://bortleskies.com/ngc-2174-monkey-head-nebula/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:11:36 +0000 https://bortleskies.com/?p=296

NGC 2174 is a 7th magnitude Bright Nebula appearing in the constellation Orion. Located approximately 1370 light years from our solar system.

NGC 2174 appears roughly 40*30 arcminutes in size, corresponding to a physical diameter of 16 light years.

reference: Skysafari 6 pro

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