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NGC 2264

In astronomy, NGC 2264 is the designation for a young star open cluster in the Monoceros (the Unicorn) constellation. It is located about 800 parsecs or 2600 light-years from Earth, and contains numerous T Tauri stars. Scientists speculate this cluster probably started forming only two million years ago.

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