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 : Star : Grouping : Cluster • Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region • X - Star Clusters |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared K |
Very Large Telescope NACO |
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