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NGC 2020 - Emission Nebula in Dorado

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -66.60°   Az: 146.89°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 2020 is a Emission Nebula in the Dorado constellation. NGC 2020 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2020 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2020 - Emission Nebula in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2020 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.2 arcmin) and minor (3.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 33m 08s
-67° 41’ 57”
14h 19m 28s
19h 52m 37s

J2000

05h 33m 12s
-67° 42’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2020 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2020 - Emission Nebula in Dorado.

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Finder chart for NGC 2020 - Emission Nebula in Dorado.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2020 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2020 is a visual representation of it.
3.2 arcmin
3.9 arcmin
50°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2020 - Emission Nebula in Dorado is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK