Close-up on N11B (ground-based image)
This is a ground-based view of the N11B in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The image spans a square of one degree and was constructed from two images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 taken through infrared and red filters (shown as blue and red respectively).
NASA/ESA and Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Image
| Id: | heic0411e |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 July 2004, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0411 |
| Size: | 3564 x 3571 px |
About the Object
| Name: | LHA 120-N 11B, N11B |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 150000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 4 56 43.87 |
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| Position (Dec): | -66° 24' 57.00" |
| Field of view: | 59.90 x 60.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 2.6° right of vertical |
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