N41 (also known as LMC N41, LHA 120-N 41) is an emission nebula in the north part of the Large Magellanic Cloud in the Dorado constellation.[2] Originally catalogued in Karl Henize's "Catalogue of H-alpha emission stars and nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds" of 1956, it is approximately 100 light-years wide and 160,000-170,000 light-years distant.[3]
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
 N41, located at the northeast of N44 | |
| Observation data: J2000.0 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 05h 20m 31s[1] |
| Declination | −68° 01′ 01″[1] |
| Distance | ~160,000-170,000 ly |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | ~50 ly |
References
edit- ^ a b "LHA 120-N 41". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ Davies, R. D.; Elliott, K. H.; Meaburn, J. (1976). "The nebular complexes of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds". Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society. 81: 89. Bibcode:1976MmRAS..81...89D. ISSN 0369-1829. S2CID 117858790.
- ^ Henize, Karl G. (September 1956). "Catalogues of Hα-emission Stars and Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 2: 315. Bibcode:1956ApJS....2..315H. doi:10.1086/190025. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 122024157.
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