NGC 2170

Reflection nebula
Taken from the Mount Lemmon Observatory
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	06h 07m 31.3s[1]
Declination	−06° 23′ 53″[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	2.0' x 2.0'[1]
Constellation	Monoceros
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2170 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros. It was discovered on October 16, 1784 by William Herschel.^[1]

• Media related to NGC 2170 at Wikimedia Commons
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Still Life with NGC 2170 (5 August 2006)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 2170: Celestial Still Life (14 January 2009)
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Vista with NGC 2170 (15 October 2010)
• The Interactive NGC Catalog Online: NGC 2170
• SIMBAD: NGC 2170
• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database: NGC 2170

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