NGC 2282 (pictured here). Not much research has been carried out regarding this region, but its size and distance have been determined; it lurks about 5,500 light-years from Earth, and spans approximately 5 light-years across.

Found in the constellation of Monoceros, NGC 2282 is believed to be the site of ongoing star formation activity, perhaps giving life to a few hundred stars. Many of which are somewhere between 5 and 10 million years old, basically newborns. What’s more is that at least 9% are pre main-sequence.

Based on their infrared signature, research indicates that the cluster is situated on the outskirts of a molecular cloud, which may aid in the formation of the reflection nebula this image — taken by Adam Block of the Mount Lemmon Sky Center — brilliantly displays.