Wide-field view of NGC 2014 and NGC 2020 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Eso_eso1335c_1024

eso_eso1335c August 7th, 2013

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

This wide-field view captures an odd couple in the constellation of Dorado (The Swordfish): NGC 2014 and NGC 2020. These two glowing clouds of gas, in the centre of the frame, are located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies. Both are sculpted by powerful winds from hot young stars. This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1335c/

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 Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Henize 55 • Large Magellanic Cloud • LMC • NGC 2014 • NGC 2020
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula
Eso_eso1335c_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 35m 31.2s
DEC = -67° 35’ 3.2”
Orientation
North is 5.6° CCW
Field of View
2.0 x 1.6 degrees
Constellation
Dorado

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange DSS2 (None) Optical (R) -
Cyan DSS2 (None) Infrared (I) -
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ID
eso1335c
Subject Category
C.4  
Subject Name
Henize 55, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, NGC 2014, NGC 2020
Credits
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
Release Date
2013-08-07T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1335c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Cyan
Band
Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
R, I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
83.880021, -67.584213
Reference Dimension
7263.0, 5546.0
Reference Pixel
2496.03335311, 3131.27424713
Scale
-0.00027976907, 0.00027976907
Rotation
5.55907009970
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.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
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1335c
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1335c.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2013-05-27T15:35:46+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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