NGC 1763 (also known as N11 B, LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20) is an emission nebula with an embedded star cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, It is very bright, very large and very irregular. Its apparent size is about 3.0-5.0 arcmin.[3] It is part of a large region of stars called LMC-N11 (N11) which was discovered with a 23-cm telescope by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed by John Herschel in 1834.[3] The nebula itself is catalogued under LHA 120-N 11B (N11 B), LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20. It is also part of an area commonly known as the Bean Nebula.[4]
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
.jpg) NGC 1763 (emission nebula at the top) and NGC 1761 (star cluster at the bottom) from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data: epoch | |
| Right ascension | 04h 56m 51.5s [1][2] |
| Declination | −66° 24′ 25″[1][2] |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Designations | LHA 120-N 11B, LH 10, ESO 85-EN20 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "NGC 1763 -- Association of Stars". Simbad. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b "NED results for object NGC 1763". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b "NGC 1763". cseligman. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Chadwick, S; Cooper, I (2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. New York: Springer. p. 303. ISBN 978-1461447498.
External links
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