---
title: "NGC 2024"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-2024"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 2024 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-2024"
---

# NGC 2024

NGC 2024 is a [nebula](https://spacecatalog.org/nebulae) in the constellation [Orion](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/orion). It was discovered in 1786.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Nebula
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 30.0′ — About as wide as the full Moon.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Orion](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/orion) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Nebula |
| CONSTELLATION | Orion |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 05h 41m 42.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −01° 51′ 22.6″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1786 |

## Catalogue data

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 9 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 2.9×10⁻⁵ |
| Major axis | 30′ |
| Minor axis | 30′ |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | William Herschel |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Also known as | Burning Bush Nebula, Lips Nebula, Maple Leaf Nebula, Orion B, Tank Tracks Nebula, The Ghost of Alnitak |
| OpenNGC type code | Neb |
| Wikidata item | Q490342 |
| Wikipedia article | Flame Nebula |

## Also known as

- NGC: NGC 2024

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 2024 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-2024

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-2024,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 2024}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-2024},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-2024