NGC 2020

NGC 2020
Emission nebula
H II region
NGC 2020 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension05h 44m 12.7s
Declination−67° 42′ 57″
ConstellationDorado
DesignationsGC 1223, ESO 56-148
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2020 is an HII Region surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

The nebula was discovered on 30 December 1836 by polymath John Herschel. Together with NGC 2014 it makes up the Cosmic Reef.

References

  1. ↑ SEDS: NGC 2020
  2. ↑ Y.-H. Chu, K. Weis, D. R. Garnett (1999), "Physical Structure of Small Wolf-Rayet Ring Nebulae", The Astronomical Journal (in German), vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 1433–1440, arXiv:astro-ph/9812076, Bibcode:1999AJ....117.1433C, doi:10.1086/300777, S2CID 30767486{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Seligman
  4. ↑ "Cosmic Reef". HubbleSite.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.