NGC 2020 | |
Type: | HII region |
Credit: | NASA, ESA, and STScI |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Epoch: | J2000 |
Names: | GC 1223, ESO 56-148[1] |
NGC 2020 is an HII Region surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
The nebula was discovered on 30 December 1836 by polymath John Herschel.[2] Together with NGC 2014 it makes up the Cosmic Reef.[3]