Star-Forming Region in Galaxy NGC 2366
Clusters of stars and a fishhook-shaped cloud of luminescent gases glow brilliantly in NGC 2363, a giant star-forming region in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366. Even though the nebula is 10 million light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope resolves details comparable to such nebulae in our own galaxy. This region is as bright as the gigantic 30 Doradus nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way.
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About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2363, NGC 2366 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical He II | 469 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Notes: The Hubble observation data refers to the right image.