NGC 2074 · nebula
NGC 2074
NGC 2074 is a magnitude ~8 emission nebula in the Tarantula Nebula located in the constellation Dorado.
RA05h 39m 03sDec−69° 29' 53"
Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA. Source: STSCI via images.nasa.gov.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 2074
- All designations
- NGC 2074
- Object type
- Nebula
- Constellation
- Dorado
- Best viewing
- Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 05h 39m 03s
- Declination (J2000)
- −69° 29' 53"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 2074 is a magnitude ~8 emission nebula in the Tarantula Nebula located in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered on 3 August 1826 by James Dunlop
and around 1835 by John Herschel. It is described as being "pretty bright, pretty large, much extended, [and having] 5 stars involved".
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used