| Nebula | |
|---|---|
 Henize 206, viewed by different camera devices on the Spitzer Space Telescope. The separate IRAC and MIPS camera images are at right. | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 05h 31m 15.2s[1] |
| Declination | −71° 03′ 58″[1] |
| Distance | 160000 ly (50000[2] pc) |
| Constellation | Mensa |
Henize 206[note 1] is a nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3] This luminous cloud of gas and dust houses a cluster of newborn stars. Although Henize 206 was first catalogued in the 1950s, it was reported in NASA press releases in March 2004, for showing several example images generated from the various infrared cameras on the Spitzer Space Telescope launched in August 2003.[3]
- ^ a b "LHA 120-N 206A". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Gorjian, V; Werner, M W; Mould, J. R; Gordon, K. D; Muzzerole, J; Morrison, J; Surace, J. M; Rebull, L. M; Hurt, R. L; Smith, R. C; Points, S. D; Aguilera, C; De Buizer, J. M; Packham, C (2004). "Infrared Imaging of the Large Magellanic Cloud Star-forming Region Henize 206". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 154 (1): 275–280. Bibcode:2004ApJS..154..275G. doi:10.1086/422689. S2CID 54689811.
- ^ a b c "NASA Creates Portrait of Life and Death in the Universe", NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, March 8, 2004, webpage: JPL-80 Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (NASA/JPL public domain webpage).
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