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NGC 2081
NGC 2081, LHA 120-N 158C, LI-LMC 1490, ESO 57-13, h 2951, GC 1279
Type: bright nebula (HII region)
Mag: B=?, V=?
Size: ?
PA: ?
Historical observations
John Herschel (1847) Cape Observations
Discovered by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope with an 18-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He recorded it as "cluster of very faint stars and nebula. See 'First Approximation Towards a Catalogue of Objects in the Magellanic Clouds...'."
Published comments
Henize (1956)
Henize (Catalogues of Hydrogen Alpha Emission Stars and Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds, Astrophysical Journal Supplement 2, 1956, p315) notes that his nebula LH N 120-158 "contains NGC 2081." His nebula measures 12.4' x 12.7', is considerably elongated with an extremely irregular outline and showing very marked structural detail.
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a cluster+nebulosity in the LMC.
Press releases
ESO PR 1033: "New Tarantula image".
Modern observations
Brian Skiff
15cm - lg 7' diam unconcen cl w/50 *s m12+. BS, 18Nov1993, LCO.
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Lacaille's catalogue
The Messier objects
Dunlop's catalogue
The Bennett objects
The Caldwell list
Named DSOs
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