Astronomy:N41 (nebula)

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Short description: Nebula in the constellation Dorado
N41
Emission nebula
NebulaN41.jpg
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
ConstellationDorado
Physical characteristics
Radius~50 ly
See also: Lists of nebulae

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]

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