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Names NGC 2239, NGC 2244, Rosette Nebula
Right Ascension (2000.0) 06:31:01.7
Declination +05:14:16
Constellation Monoceros
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 4700 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 20/02/2012
Exposure time 4,500 seconds (3 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/E DSS1 Red
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/J DSS2 Blue
POSS II Color

Image centered on Cl* NGC 2244 CDZ 395.
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