Celestial Objects

Rosette Nebula

Nebulae

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Rosette Nebula." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/rosette-nebula.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Rosette Nebula. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/rosette-nebula

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-rosette-nebula,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Rosette Nebula},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/rosette-nebula},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

The Rosette Nebula is an H II star-forming region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros, part of the Milky Way. The open cluster NGC 2244 lies closely associated with the nebula, its stars having formed directly out of the nebula's own gas and dust.

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