| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
NGC 1763 (emission nebula at the top) andNGC 1761 (star cluster at the bottom) from theHubble 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:Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 1763(also known asN11 B,LH 10 orESO 85-EN20) is anemission nebula with an embeddedstar cluster in theDorado constellation in theLarge 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 calledLMC-N11 (N11) which was discovered with a 23-cm telescope by the astronomerJames Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed byJohn 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 theBean Nebula.[4]
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