Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
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Object Name:
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NGC 2080 |
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Object Description:
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Star-forming Region in the
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) |
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Position (J2000):
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R.A. 05h 39m 45.08s
Dec. -69° 37' 49.68" |
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Constellation:
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Doradus
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Distance:
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About 54.7 kpc (168,000 light-years)
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Dimensions:
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The image is
67 arcseconds square. At the distance of the LMC, this corresponds
to a physical scale of roughly 55 light-years square. |
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| About the Data |
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Instrument:
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WFPC2 |
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Exposure Date:
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March 28, 2000 |
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Exposure Time:
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0.9
hours |
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Filters:
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F487W (H-beta), F502W ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha)
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Principal Astronomers:
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M. Heydari-Malayeri
(Observatoire de Paris, France), V. Charmandaris (Cornell University),
L. Deharveng (Observatoire de Marseille, France), F. Maynadier (Observatoire
de Paris, France), M.R. Rosa (ST-ECF, Germany), D. Schaerer (Observatoire
Midi-Pyrenees, France) and H. Zinnecker (Astrophysikalisches Institut
Potsdam, Germany).
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| About this Image |
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Image Credit:
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NASA, ESA and Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri
(Observatoire de Paris, France) |
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Release Date:
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December 19, 2001 |
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Orientation:
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