NGC 2081

Eso_ngc2081-cc_1024

eso_ngc2081-cc December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

NGC 2074 and NGC 2081, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, are open cluster of stars swaddled by ionized, glowing gases. The little red nebula at the bottom of the image is known as SUMSS J053917-693329.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc2081-cc/

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
Large Magellanic Cloud Star cluster
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Open
Nebula > Appearance > Emission > H II Region
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 5h 39m 9.2s
DEC = -69° 30’ 13.0”
Orientation
North is up
Field of View
6.2 x 7.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Dorado
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ID
ngc2081-cc
Subject Category
C.3.6.4.1   C.4.2.1.1  
Subject Name
Large Magellanic Cloud, Star cluster
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:11
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/ngc2081-cc/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
84.788461, -69.5036
Reference Dimension
1480.0, 1857.0
Reference Pixel
591.117157346, 924.387525611
Scale
-6.977142e-05, 6.977142e-05
Rotation
0.01869804996
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
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
ngc2081-cc
Metadata Date
2009-07-07T12:00:45+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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