Emission nebula in the constellation Dorado
NGC 2122Emission nebula |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/N_180B.jpg/290px-N_180B.jpg) A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 2122 |
Observation data: J2000 epoch |
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Right ascension | 5h 48m 48.6s[1] |
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Declination | −70° 42′ 52″[1] |
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Constellation | Mensa[2] |
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Designations | LMC N 180B,[1] LHA 120-N 180B[1] |
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See also: Lists of nebulae |
NGC 2122, also known as N 180B (LHA 120-N 180B),[3] is an emission nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hubble heritage project". Results for N 180B. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". djm.cc. 2 August 2008.
- ^ "NGC 2122". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
Constellation of Mensa
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