NGC 2040
| NGC 2040 / LH 88 / N59B | |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 05 h 36.0 m |
| declination | −67 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Large Magellanic Cloud , LMC4 |
| distance | approx. 160 k ly |
| history | |
| First description | James Dunlop, September 27, 1826 |
| Other names | |
| ESO 56-164, RX J0536.0-6735 | |
NGC 2040 (also N59B ) is a nebula complex that is associated with an OB association ( LH 88 ) and is located on the edge of the super- bubble LMC4 in the large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado, about 160 k ly away . The complex consists of an H-II area in the northern part and the supernova remnant SNR 0536-676 in the southern part, which forms an almost spherical bubble-shaped structure shaped by filaments. The stellar association contains several massive young stars. The object appears in the sky as a striped structure running roughly in a north-south direction and is located immediately east of N59A .
Web links
- astronews.com: Picture of the day from April 16, 2012
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- ↑ a b Search results for NGC 2040 . In: Astronomical Database . SIMBAD. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc20.htm#2040