Small Magellanic Cloud (ground-based image)
The two-colour image shows an overview of the full Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and was composed from two images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is slightly larger than 3.5›.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin
About the Image
Id: | heic0603d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 18 April 2006, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic1623, heic1314, heic0603 |
Size: | 13096 x 13616 px |
About the Object
Name: | NGC 292, Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC |
Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Distance: | 200000 light years |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
66.4 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
39.3 MB
Publication JPEG
14.7 MB
Screensize JPEG
645.3 KB
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 59 39.77 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 34' 51.91" |
Field of view: | 222.60 x 231.44 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 178.2° left of vertical |