Melnick 34
The best available ground-based image of Melnick 34. This image was taken under ideal atmospheric conditions when the width of a star image was about 0.6 arc seconds. This image was used in a NASA release that showed the superiority of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope for imaging these objects.
Dr. Georges Meylan of the European Southern Observatory
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Melnick 34 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Stars |