The star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The brilliant star cluster NGC 2100 lies in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This image was taken with the EMMI instrument on the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT) at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. This star cluster lies close to the Tarantula Nebula and some of the colourful outer parts of the nebula appear in this image. The smaller cluster, close to the right-hand edge of the picture and just below centre, is NGC 2092.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1133a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 September 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1133 |
| Size: | 2029 x 1956 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2100 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Open |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 42 8.06 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 12' 42.83" |
| Field of view: | 8.99 x 8.66 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical NII | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical B | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical OIII | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical V | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical SII | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical R | New Technology Telescope EMMI |
| Optical H-alpha | New Technology Telescope EMMI |