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NGC2060
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 5:37:51.6
Declination: -69:10:23
Constellation: DOR
Visual Magnitude: 9.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: neb, no descrip, in Nub maj
Sub-type: SNR
Steve's Notes
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NGC 2060
18" (7/8/02 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): this fairly small knot of nebulosity is situated just southwest of the main mass of the Tarantula nebula approximately 7' from the center. About a half-dozen mag 12-14 stars are involved (association LH 99) with a total diameter of 2'.
Studies have shown this nebula contains a compact x-ray source and a rapidly rotating pulsar, indicating NGC 2060 is a Crab-like supernova remnant in the LMC! (see the 1998 IAU Circ., 6810, 2).