Star cluster R136 - ESO 2.2m Telescope
This is a 2.7 X 2.7 arc minute view of star cluster R136 as seen from a ground-based telescope under exceptional observing conditions. Star images are as small as 0.6 arc second.
Credit:George Meylan and ESO
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | 30 Doradus, R136 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster Local Universe : Nebula |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 38 42.23 |
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| Position (Dec): | -69° 6' 3.60" |
| Field of view: | 0.18 x 0.17 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.2° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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| Optical | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope |