NGC 2020

{{Short description|Emission nebula in the constellation Dorado}}

{{Infobox emission nebula

| name = NGC 2020

| type = HII region

| image = NGC 2014, NGC 2020 - HST - Heic2007a.jpg

| credit = NASA, ESA, and STScI

| caption = Left (blue) NGC 2020 and right (red) NGC 2014, photo by Hubble Space Telescope

| constellation = Dorado

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|05|44|12.7}}

| dec = {{DEC|-67|42|57}}

| names = GC 1223, ESO 56-148SEDS: [http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC%202020 NGC 2020]

}}

NGC 2020 is an HII Region surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59.{{citation|surname1=Y.-H. Chu, K. Weis, D. R. Garnett|periodical=The Astronomical Journal|title=Physical Structure of Small Wolf-Rayet Ring Nebulae|volume=117|issue=3|year=1999|at=pp. 1433–1440|bibcode=1999AJ....117.1433C|language=German|arxiv=astro-ph/9812076|doi=10.1086/300777

|s2cid=30767486}} It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

The nebula was discovered on 30 December 1836 by polymath John Herschel.[http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc20.htm#2020 Seligman] Together with NGC 2014 it makes up the Cosmic Reef.{{Cite web|url=http://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2020/16/4646-Image|title=Cosmic Reef|website=HubbleSite.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}