The Large Magellanic Cloud

Esahubble_heic0411d_1024

esahubble_heic0411d July 1st, 2004

Credit: ÷ Eckhard Slawik (e.slawik@gmx.net)

This ground-based image of the Large Magellanic Cloud was taken by the German astrophotographer Eckhard Slawik. It spans 10 x 10 degrees. Just to the left of the middle of this image the largest star-forming region in the Local Group of galaxies, 30 Doradus, is seen as a red patch. N11B itself is seen in the upper right part of the LMC.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0411d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Large Magellanic Cloud • LHA 120-N 11B • N11B
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Galaxy > Size > Dwarf
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 26m 41.2s
DEC = -69° 11’ 9.1”
Orientation
North is 0.6° CW
Field of View
12.0 x 10.7 degrees
Constellation
Dorado
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ID
heic0411d
Subject Category
C.4.1.2   C.5.1.6   C.5.2.2  
Subject Name
Large Magellanic Cloud, LHA 120-N 11B, N11B
Credits
÷ Eckhard Slawik (e.slawik@gmx.net)
Release Date
2004-07-01T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0411d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
I
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
81.6716198852, -69.1858736258
Reference Dimension
2375.0, 2122.0
Reference Pixel
1187.5, 1061.0
Scale
-0.00503608925719, 0.00503608925719
Rotation
-0.639999999999999
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0411d
Resource URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic0411d.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2004-06-26T11:28:48+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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