The Small Magellanic Cloud
Wide field image, based on data from Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy and is centred on the star-forming region NGC 346.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1008b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 February 2010, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1810, eso1008 |
| Size: | 3847 x 4000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular |
| Distance: | 7 million light years |
| Constellation: | Tucana |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 59 17.90 |
| Position (Dec): | -72° 10' 47.98" |
| Field of view: | 222.57 x 231.42 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 178.1° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |