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Old 07-12-2024, 08:06 PM
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Thank you gents for the kind words.
Allan - this is an object I’ve been aware of for a while in wide field LMC images. I was surprised it didn’t have a NGC number. It’s a pretty lil’ thing nonetheless
Doug

Yes Doug - and what is more amazing is how large the LMC is.
We talk of it as a dwarf galaxy but it's actually quite large -
32,000 light years across -
https://www.universetoday.com/166459...nt-very-metal/

about one third of the diameter of our Milky Way
and it contains many extreme objects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Magellanic_Cloud

cheers
Allan
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