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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
DEM L 106 |
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Object Description: |
H II Region and
Reflection Nebula in the Large Magellanic
Cloud (LMC) |
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Position (J2000): |
R.A. 05h 13m 44.90s
Dec. -67° 27' 56.44" |
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Constellation: |
Dorado |
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Distance: |
The distance to
the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50
kpc). |
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Dimensions: |
The image is 1.25
arcminutes wide. At the distance of the LMC,
this corresponds to 59 light-years (18 parsecs). |
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| About
the Data
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Instrument: |
WFPC2
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Exposure Dates: |
November 14, 1998;
October 18, 2001 |
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Exposure Time: |
1.7 hours |
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Filters: |
F439W (B),
F502N ([O III]), F555W (V), F656N (H-alpha),
F673N ([S II]), F814W (I) |
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Principal
Astronomers: |
M.S. Oey (Lowell
Obs.), J. English (U. Manitoba) and The Hubble
Heritage Team: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian,
L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, and T.
Royle (STScI)
Y.-H. Chu and C.-H. Chen (U. Illinois), C.
Danforth (JHU), B. Dunne and R. Gruendl (U.
Illinois), Y. Nazé (Institut d'Astrophysique
et de Géophysique, Belgium), and S.
Points (Northwestern U.)
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| About
this Image
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Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble
Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Release Date: |
December 5 , 2002
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Orientation/Scale: |
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