Deep sky · Open cluster in Monoceros · NGC 2244
Open cluster
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette: a young cluster with a wreath of glowing hydrogen around it, like a rose. Its stars have blown a hole in its middle.
- Type
- Open cluster
- Designations
- NGC 2244
- Constellation
- Monoceros
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.8
- Apparent size
- 24′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 6h 32m · Dec +4° 57′
Look for
The cluster is easy in binoculars; the petals need a camera, or a dark sky and a filter.