NGC 1763

NGC 1763
Emission nebula
	NGC 1763 from the Hubble Telescope
Observation data: epoch
Right ascension	04h 56m 51.5s
Declination	−66° 24′ 25″
Constellation	Dorado
Designations	LHA 120-N 11B, LH 10, ESO 85-EN20
	See also: Lists of nebulae

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]

References[]

^ ^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 1461447496.

External links[]

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[NGC_1763-Simbad-1] "NGC 1763 -- Association of Stars". Simbad. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[NGC_1763-NED-2] "NED results for object NGC 1763". NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[NGC_1763-3] "NGC 1763". cseligman. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[4] Chadwick, S; Cooper, I (2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. New York: Springer. p. 303. ISBN 1461447496.

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