NGC 2005

NGC 2005 is a globular cluster located within the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.

NGC 2005
NGC 2005 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	05h 30m 08.5s[1]
Declination	−69° 45′ 14.42″[1]
Distance	162 kly (49.7 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.57[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.6' × 1.6'
Physical characteristics
Mass	170,000 - 560,000[2] M☉
Metallicity	[Fe/H] = –1.92[3] dex
Estimated age	13.8 ± 4.9 Gyr[4]
Other designations	NGC 2005
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

Compared to other globular clusters of the Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 2005 has a notably different chemical composition, suggesting it belonged to another galaxy which merged with the LMC at some point in the past.^[5][6] However, this hypothesis has been disputed.^[7]