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NGC 2069 (also ESO 57-EN7) is a magnitude +10.1 emission nebula located in the Tarantula Nebula in the constellation Dorado.

The emission nebula was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 3rd August 1826.

Right Ascension 05h 38m 40.0s, Declination -69° 00' 18" 



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