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
About the Image
| Id: | eso0137j |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 December 2001 |
| Related releases: | eso0137 |
| Size: | 665 x 669 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
