NGC 2034
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Swordfish |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 35 m 32.8 s |
| declination | -66 ° 54 ′ 13 ″ |
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| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud |
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| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | January 3, 1837 |
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| NGC 2034 • ESO 086-SC014 • GC 1237 • h 2914 • | |
NGC 2034 is an emission nebula with an embedded open star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado . The star cluster was discovered in South Africa on January 3, 1837 by the astronomer John Herschel . The discovery was later recorded in the New General Catalog .
See also: NGC 2002 , NGC 2006 , NGC 2027