NGC 2040 [SEP] constellation
NGC 2040
NGC 2040 is an open star cluster located 160,000 light years away in the constellation of Dorado. It is a young group of stars in one of the largest star formation regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
05h 30m 17s Dec -66° 53.1′) is an open cluster.
- NGC 2027 (RA 05h 35m 00s Dec -66° 55.0′) is an open cluster.
- NGC 2032 (RA 05h 35m 21s Dec -67° 34.1′; also known as "Seagull Nebula") is a nebula complex that contains four NGC designations: NGC 2029, NGC 2032, NGC 2035 and NGC 2040.
- NGC 2074 (RA 05h 39m 03.0s, Dec −69° 29′ 54″) is an emission nebula