Ground Image of Large Magellanic Cloud
This is an image of a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way named the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The galaxy contains the largest and most prolific star forming region known in our galaxy, 30 Doradus.
Credit:D. Malin Copyright (c) Anglo-Australian Observatory
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
