Distance from Earth | : | 2600 Light years |
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Detail | : | The dark molecular cloud blocks the light from the stars behind it creating a silhouette that looks like a cone. Stars are found to form in dark molecular cloud like the cone nebula. Constellation : Monoceros |
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NGC 2264 : Cone Nebula (Emission Nebula)
July 5, 2003
Last updated: February 25, 2021
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