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.
References
- ^ "Search results for NGC 2040". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Hubble Peeks inside a Stellar Cloud". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
External links
Media related to NGC 2040 at Wikimedia Commons
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