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.
D. Malin Copyright (c) Anglo-Australian Observatory
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable : Irregular Local Universe : Galaxy : Size : Dwarf |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
