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NGC 2080 is also known as the **Ghost Head Nebula**¹²³. It is a **star-forming region and emission nebula** in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way¹². It is located in the southern constellation Dorado, about 30 arcminutes south of the famous Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus)¹³.
NGC 2080 was discovered by **John Herschel** in 1834¹. It has a diameter of about **50 light years** and contains several young stars and clusters¹². It is named for its resemblance to a ghost's head, with two bright patches called the \"eyes of the ghost\"¹². The western patch, A1, has a bubble created by a massive star, while the eastern patch, A2, has a cluster of stars still embedded in dust¹².
NGC 2080 is part of a larger complex of star formation and gas clouds called N160, which spans about 200 light years and contains several other nebulae and clusters¹³. NGC 2080 is one of the most active regions of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud¹.
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(1) NGC 2080 - Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2080.
(2) Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula | Science Mission Directorate.
https://science.nasa.gov/halloween-and-ghost-head-nebula.
(3) NGC 2080 - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2080.
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