Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Irregular Galaxy LMC (A0524), type Irr/SB(s)m, in Dorado

Large Magellanic Cloud

[LMC image, UKS]

RA:
05 : 19.7
Dec:
-68 : 57
Type:
SB(s)m
RV:
+ 13 km/s
Distance:
179 kly
Apparent Dimension:
650 x 550 arc min
Diameter:
30 kly
Brightness:
0.1 mag vis
Abs. Mag:
Mass:
20000 million suns

Our image of the Large Magellanic Cloud was obtained by David Malin with the UK Schmidt Telescope and is copyrighted © Australian Astronomical Observatory / Royal Observatory Edinburgh.

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