NGC 2175 Collinder 84 and Sh 2-252 The Monkey Head Nebula
Constellation: Orion
Distance: 5300 ly
Mag: 6.8
R.A.: 06h09m39.0s
Dec.: +20°29'12"
Type: Open Cluster Nebula
Imaging Location: Didsbury AB Canada
Imaging: Astro Tech 8" Newt QSI540ws
Mount: CGEM
Guiding: SSAG Orion Short Tube 80
Exposure: 6x600 RGB 31mm IDAS filters
Date: 2010-12-30 Software: MaximDL, Images Plus, PHD, Pixinsight
Includes: NGC-5458 NGC-2174 and IC-2159 are the nebulosity
The nebula surrounding it is Sh 2-252 The Monkey Head Nebula