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NGC 2080
A HST image of a Star-forming region NGC 2080.
Credit: NASA/ESA.Observation data: J2000.0 epoch Type Emission Right ascension 05h 39m 44.2s Declination -69° 38′ 44" Distance 50ly Constellation Dorado Physical characteristics Other designations ESO 057-EN012,
h 2950, GC 1278See also: Diffuse nebula, Lists of nebulae NGC 2080 (The Ghost Head Nebula) is a star-forming region in the southern constellation Dorado. The nebula belongs to the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy and is 168,000 light years distant. NGC 2080 was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1834.
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Categories:- NGC objects
- Dorado constellation
- Diffuse nebulae
- Large Magellanic Cloud
- Nebula stubs
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