Star cluster R136 - wide field and planetary camera
This unprocessed image, taken with NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, yields stellar diameters of 0.1 arc second, allowing many more stars to be distinguished than in previous ground-based telescope images.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | 30 Doradus, R136 |
Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster Local Universe : Nebula |
Distance: | 170000 light years |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 5 38 42.33 |
Position (Dec): | -69° 6' 3.20" |
Field of view: | 0.17 x 0.17 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 178.5° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Ultraviolet U | 368 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |