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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	IC 2159 (associated with the Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2174)
Constellation	Orion
Right Ascension	6h 9m 54s
Declination	+20° 25' 0"
Distance	c.6,400 light years c.2,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +7.6 Absolute: -3.9 Note that independent magnitude values are not recorded for IC 2159; the magnitudes shown here refer to the surrounding Monkey Head Nebula
Mean Diameter	Not specified
Optimum Visibility	January

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