Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster
- Acquisition Details
- Captured Date: December 2019
- Location Information
- Constellation: Monoceros
- Coordinates (RA,DA): 100.250,9.883
- Distance: 2.350 Light-years
- Catalogue Designations
- NGC: 2264
- Equipment Used
- Mount: HEQ5
- Telescope: Orion ED80T CF
- Main Camera: ASI071MC
NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. 1