NGC 1763
E515606
NGC 1763 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| catalogue | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasAlternateClassification | H II region in LMC ⓘ |
| hasEmission |
hydrogen alpha
ⓘ
ionized gas ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rich in gas and dust ⓘ |
| hasIonizingSources |
massive B-type stars
ⓘ
massive O-type stars ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | irregular nebular structure ⓘ |
| hasProcess | ongoing star formation ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation |
massive stars
ⓘ
young stellar clusters ⓘ |
| hasType |
bright nebula
ⓘ
diffuse nebula ⓘ |
| isInGalaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Large Magellanic Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constellation Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | NGC catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | LMC nebular complex N11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado