NGC 2003 | |
Credit: | Donald Pelletier |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Ra: | [1] |
Dist Ly: | 163,000 |
Names: | "PGC 3518064" also known as ESO 086-SC006 and SL 526[2] |
NGC 2003 (also known as PGC 3518064, ESO 086-SC006 and SL 526) is a globular cluster located in the Dorado constellation and is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
It is not visible to the naked eye and requires a telescope to observe. The cluster is located at a distance of approximately 163,000 light-years from Earth.[3] It was first discovered by John Herschel on 23 November 1834. Its apparent size is about 1.75 by 0.9 arc minutes.