NGC 1970

Short description: Open cluster in the constellation Dorado

NGC 1970Nebula

NGC 1970 is in the centre with NGC 1962, far south-west and both NGC 1965 and NGC 1966, slightly west and north-west from it

Observation data: epoch
Right ascension|  05h 26m 49.0s[1]
Declination| −68° 49′ 42″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)| 10.28[1]
Constellation| Dorado
Designations| ESO 56-SC127[2]
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 1970 (also known as ESO 56-SC127) is a bright open cluster and emission nebula in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by John Herschel on January 31, 1835.[3] Its apparent size is 8.0.[4] It is commonly known as the Tulip Nebula.[5]

## See also

* List of NGC objects (1001–2000)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 1970". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+1970.
2. ↑ "Bright Nebula NGC 1970". DSO. https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/2895/ngc-1970/bright-nebula.
3. ↑ "NGC 1970 (in the Large Magellanic Cloud)". cseligman. https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc19a.htm#1970.
4. ↑ "Object: NGC 1970 (*)". SEDS. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC1970.
5. ↑ Chadwick, S; Cooper, I (2012). Imaging the Southern Sky. New York: Springer. p. 317. ISBN 978-1461447498.

## External links

*   * NGC 1970 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates:  05h 26m 49.0s, -68° 49′ 42″

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