NGC 2060

Summary

NGC 2060 is a supernova remnant^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (supernova_remnant category, ranking #18 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 2060 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 2060's image is recorded as Ngc 2060 hst rgb.jpg^[4].
• NGC 2060's image is recorded as Close-up Tarantula Nebula.jpg^[5].
• NGC 2060's instance of is recorded as supernova remnant^[6].
• NGC 2060's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[7].
• NGC 2060's part of is recorded as Tarantula Nebula^[8].
• NGC 2060's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2060^[9].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2060^[10].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05375156-6910237^[11].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as ESO 57-1^[12].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05381-6912^[13].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as SNR B0538-69.1^[14].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as SNR B0538-69.2^[15].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0538-69.1A^[16].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as MRC 0538-691^[17].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as MDM 65^[18].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as [FHW95] LMC B0538-6911^[19].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as MC4 0537-69.2A^[20].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as RX J0537.8-6911^[21].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as RX J0537.8-6910^[22].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as SUMSS J053835-690615^[23].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as SUMSS J053813-690747^[24].
• NGC 2060's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4657678418030813696^[25].
• NGC 2060's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1836-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• NGC 2060's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wcl6y^[27].

Body

Geography

NGC 2060's part of is recorded as Tarantula Nebula^[8].

Designation and Status

NGC 2060's instance of is recorded as supernova remnant^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2060^[10], 2MASS J05375156-6910237^[11], ESO 57-1^[12], IRAS 05381-6912^[13], SNR B0538-69.1^[14], and SNR B0538-69.2^[15].

Why It Matters

NGC 2060 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (supernova_remnant category, ranking #18 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]