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

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
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Achtergrond

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Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Infrarood
K
Very Large Telescope
NACO

Exposure time: 600s