N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (central region)

eso_eso0332b November 3rd, 2003

Credit: ESO

The centre of the associated nebular complex N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud in more detail. The field size is 8.5 x 8.5 square arcminutes. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Large Magellanic Cloud • N 44
Subject - Local Universe: Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 21m 37.9s; DEC = -67° 54’ 42.8”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CW
Field of View: 13.1 x 10.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (H-alpha)	658.0 nm
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (Oiii)	500.7 nm
MPG-2.2m (WFI)	Optical (Oii)	372.7 nm

ID: eso0332b
Subject Category: C.4.2.1.1
Subject Name: Large Magellanic Cloud, N 44
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2003-11-03T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0332b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope, MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument: WFI, WFI, WFI
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, Oiii, Oii
Central Wavelength: 658, 500.7, 372.7

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 80.40787, -67.91188
Reference Dimension: 3303.0, 2648.0

Reference Pixel: 1910.02344385, 1624.61242794
Scale: -6.589603e-05, 6.589603e-05
Rotation: -0.10219511273
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso0332b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0332b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2009-01-07T15:28:19+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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