NGC 2011
E481651
NGC 2011 is a young open star cluster embedded in a bright nebula located in the southern constellation Dorado within the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
open star cluster ⓘ young star cluster ⓘ |
| age | a few million years ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | approximately 11.2 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | southern latitudes ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | 2011 ⓘ |
| contains | massive young stars ⓘ |
| declination | −67° 31′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| embeddedIn | bright nebula ⓘ |
| environment | rich star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| galaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation | ESO 56-SC121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNebulosity | yes ⓘ |
| hemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isIn | constellation Dorado ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Large Magellanic Cloud star clusters ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 05h 31m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.