Object Name:

LH 95

Object Description:

Star-Forming Region in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Position (J2000):

R.A. 05h 37m 4s.37
Dec. -66° 22' 1."6

Constellation:

Dorado

Distance:

Approximately 160,000 light years (50 kiloparsecs)

Dimensions:

This image is 3 arcminutes (140 light-years or 45 parsecs) across.

Data Description:

This image was created from HST data from the following proposal 10566: D. Gouliermis, W. Brandner, and T. Henning (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg), A. Dolphin (Steward Observatory), M. Rosa (European Southern Observatory), and B. Brandl (Leiden Observatory).

Instrument:

ACS/WFC

Exposure Date:

March, 2006

Filters:

F555W (V) and F814W (I)

Image Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Release Date:

December 16, 2006

Color:

This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:

Orientation/Scale: