Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)
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Cone Nebula

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Cone Nebula

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The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros.

The Cone Nebula forms part of the nebulosity surrounding the Christmas Tree Cluster.

 It is in the northern part of Monoceros, just north of the midpoint of a line from Procyon to Betelgeuse.

The cone's shape comes from a dark absorption nebula consisting of cold molecular hydrogen and dust in front of a faint emission nebula containing hydrogen ionized by S Monocerotis, the brightest star of NGC 2264.

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