Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  IC 2115  ·  IC 2116  ·  NGC 1760  ·  NGC 1761  ·  NGC 1763  ·  NGC 1769  ·  NGC 1773  ·  NGC 1776
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NGC 1760, Nicolas Molina
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NGC 1760

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NGC 1760

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NGC 1760 is an emission nebula, or actually a complex ring of emission nebulae connected by glowing filaments over 1000 light-years across and located about 160,000 light-years away within the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation of Dorado. It is one of the most active star formation regions in the nearby Universe.

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NGC 1760, Nicolas Molina

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