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{{Short description|Emission nebula in the constellation Dorado}}
{{Infobox nebula|name=[[Astronomy:New General Catalogue|NGC]] 2078|type=emission|epoch=J2000.0|ra={{RA|05|39|54}}|dec={{DEC|-69|44|54}}|constellation=[[Astronomy:Dorado|Dorado]]|names=ESO 57-EN10|dist_ly=160,000|image=NGC 2078 DSS.jpg}}

'''NGC 2078''' is an [[Astronomy:Emission nebula|emission nebula]] with an [[Astronomy:Apparent magnitude|apparent magnitude]] of 10.9, located in the [[Astronomy:Constellation|constellation]] [[Astronomy:Dorado|Dorado]]. It was discovered on September 24, 1826, by James Dunlop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 2050 - 2099 |url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc20a.htm#2078 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=cseligman.com}}</ref>

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[[Category:Nebulae]]
category:Dorado

{{Sourceattribution|NGC 2078}}