Swarm of Glittering Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has peered at a small area within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to provide the deepest colour picture ever obtained in that satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.
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About the Object
Name: | IRAS 05240-6948, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
Distance: | 170000 light years |
Category: | Galaxies |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical V | 547 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Infrared Near-IR | 1.024 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |