Astronomy:NGC 2020
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Short description: Emission nebula in the constellation Dorado
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NGC 2020 is an HII Region surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59.[1] It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
The nebula was discovered on 30 December 1836 by John Herschel.[2] Together with NGC 2014 it makes up what is called the Cosmic Reef.[3]
References
- ↑ Y.-H. Chu, K. Weis, D. R. Garnett (1999), "Physical Structure of Small Wolf-Rayet Ring Nebulae" (in German), The Astronomical Journal 117 (3): pp. 1433–1440, doi:10.1086/300777, Bibcode: 1999AJ....117.1433C
- ↑ Seligman
- ↑ "Cosmic Reef" (in en). http://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2020/16/4646-Image.
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