IC 2944 (ground-based image)
Credit:
Copyright Anglo-Australian Observatory, Photograph by David Malin
About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo0201c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 3 January 2002, 06:00 |
| Size: | 743 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IC 2944, Lan Cen Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 6500 light years |
