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The central star cluster in 30 Doradus in the LMC
The image shows the central cluster in the 30 Doradus HII region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite of our Milky Way Galaxy. It was obtained by NAOS-CONICA in the infrared K-band during a 600 second exposure. The field shown here measures 15 x 15 arcsec 2.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
Id: | eso0137j |
Type: | Observatie |
Publicatiedatum: | 3 december 2001 |
Gerelateerde berichten: | eso0137 |
Grootte: | 665 x 669 px |
Over het object
Naam: | 30 Doradus |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
Afstand: | 170000 lichtjaren |
Categorie: | Star Clusters |