NGC 2014
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| The star cluster NGC 2014 (right) accompanied by a reddish nebula and NGC 2020 (bluish, left) in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 32 m 19.9 s |
| declination | -67 ° 41 ′ 23 ″ |
| Appearance
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| Brightness (visual) | 9.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 9.2 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ' |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
| history | |
| Discovered by | James Dunlop |
| Discovery time | August 3, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2014 • ESO 56-SC146 • GC 1217 • h 2900 • | |
NGC 2014 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the constellation Swordfish . The object was discovered on August 3, 1826 by James Dunlop with a 23 cm telescope.