NGC 2032
E756336
NGC 2032 is a bright emission nebula and star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud within the constellation Dorado.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NGC 2029
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2035 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2040 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation | NGC 2032 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
OB stars
ⓘ
star clusters ⓘ young massive stars ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasApparentType | diffuse nebula ⓘ |
| hasEmissionLine |
[O III] lines
ⓘ
[S II] lines ⓘ hydrogen Balmer lines ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rich in gas and dust ⓘ |
| hasIonizingSources |
B-type stars
ⓘ
massive O-type stars ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | irregular emission nebula ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProcess |
ionized hydrogen emission
ⓘ
massive star formation ⓘ |
| hasType | bright nebula ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| isPartOfComplex | N59 nebular complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | active star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| isTargetOf |
Hubble Space Telescope observations
ⓘ
ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | NGC catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
H-alpha emission
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
ESO 56-EN160
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henize N59A NERFINISHED ⓘ LHA 120-N 59A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Large Magellanic Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magellanic Clouds star-forming regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyLocation | southern sky ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dorado