IC 2944 (ground-based image)
Ground-based image of the busy star-forming region, IC 2944, located in the Southern Cross constellation.
Credit:Copyright Anglo-Australian Observatory, Photograph by David Malin
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IC 2944, Lan Cen Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule |
| Distance: | 6500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical U | 385 nm | Other |
| Optical B | 495 nm | Other |
| Optical R | 610 nm | Other |