NGC 2264


'NGC 2264' is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies four astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, the Christmas Tree Cluster, Snowflake Cluster,[1][2] and the Fox Fur Nebula[1].
All of the objects are located in the Monoceros constellation and are located about 800 parsecs or 2600 light-years from Earth.

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1. http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/mediaimages/sig/sig05-028.shtml
2. http://tomsastroblog.com/?p=530


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