Credits: Keith Turnedcliff, Long Itchington

NGC2264, also known as the Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster

Facts about NGC2264 by Keith Turnecliff

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. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula.