LHA 120-N11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. As the Milky Way’s gravity gently tugs on its neighbour’s gas clouds, they collapse to form new stars. In turn, these light up the gas clouds in a kaleidoscope of colours, visible in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit:NASA, ESA. Acknowledgement: Josh Lake
About the Image
| Id: | heic1301a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 January 2013, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1908, heic1301 |
| Related science announcements: | sci13001 |
| Size: | 1989 x 1506 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LHA 120-N 11, NGC 1769 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 160000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 57 42.20 |
| Position (Dec): | -66° 27' 47.42" |
| Field of view: | 1.66 x 1.25 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 95.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 550 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical R | 660 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical H-alpha | 658 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |