NGC 2174
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ngc-2174-162-544139
title:
NGC 2174
text:
NGC 2174 is an H II emission nebula located in the constellation Orion and is associated with the open star cluster NGC 2175. It was discovered on 6 February 1877 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan. It is thought to be located about 6,400 light-years away from Earth. The nebula may have formed through hierarchical collapse. There is some equivocation in the use of the identifiers NGC 2174 and NGC 2175. These may apply to the entire nebula, to its brightest knot, or to the star cluster it inclu
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Emission nebula in the constellation Orion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2174
date created:
2006-08-26T02:07:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T16:22:37Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q696249","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q696249"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/NGC-2174.tif","width":3991,"height":2661}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16