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Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy

auteur: S.Guisard/Novapix

référence: a-gax90-00058

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

The irregular galaxy Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is located at a distance of 160 000 light years in the southern constellation of Dorado. It is one of the nearest galaxy, visible to naked eye.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - 30 DORADUS - ASTRONOMY - DORADO - DWARF GALAXY - GALAXY - IRREGULAR GALAXY - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - LOCAL GROUP - NEBULA - NGC 2070 - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR FORMATION - TARENTULA -