NGC 2080 [SEP] constellation
NGC 2080
NGC 2080 (The "Ghost Head Nebula") is a star-forming region and emission nebula to the south of the 30 Doradus (Tarantula) nebula, in the southern constellation Dorado. It belongs to the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way, which is at a distance of 168,000 light years. NGC 2080 was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1834. The Ghost Head Nebula has a diameter of 50 light-years and is named for the two distinct white patches it
of light, it appears blue, as in the area surrounding A1 and A2.
NGC 2080 should not be confused with the Ghost Nebula (Sh2-136) or the Little Ghost Nebula (NGC 6369).
See also.
- Emission nebula
- List of NGC objects (2001–3000)
- Large Magellanic Cloud
External links.
- SEDS
- Hubble Sends Season's Greetings from the Cosmos to Earth – Hubble Space Telescope news release
- Release on NGC 2080 at ESA/Hubble