NGC 2024 · nebula
Flame Nebula
The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion.
RA05h 41m 42sDec−01° 51' 22"
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA. Source: JPL via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 2024
- All designations
- NGC 2024 · Flame Nebula
- Object type
- Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 05h 41m 42s
- Declination (J2000)
- −01° 51' 22"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277, is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance, the Flame Nebula lies within the Orion B cloud of the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
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