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Proper Name	Seagull Nebula
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2032
Other Designations	HD 37731
Constellation	Dorado
Right Ascension	5h 35m 24s
Declination	-67° 34' 56"
Distance	c.158,200 light years c.48,500 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.99 Absolute: -7.44
Diameter	Apparent: 7' Actual: c.300 light years
Optimum Visibility	December / January (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Very little specific data is available for this nebula. The values given above for its distance, magnitude and diameter are derived in part from associated objects, and are necessarily approximate.

The emission nebula NGC 2032 forms part of a complex of nebulae within the Large Magellanic Cloud, and is surrounded by a number of other nebulous structures. Notable in this image is NGC 2040, a cluster associated with a ring-shaped supernova remnant directly to the east of the emission nebula. NGC 2032 is known colloquially as the Seagull Nebula because of its shape, but is not to be confused with IC 2177 in Monoceros, which is also known as the 'Seagull Nebula'. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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