LHA 120-N 55

LHA 120-N 55
Nebula
VLT image of LHA 120-N 55
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension05h 32m 32.9s[1]
Declination−66° 24′ 20″[1]
Distance160000 ly   (50000[2] pc)
Apparent dimensions (V)7.0′ × 5.0′[1]
ConstellationDorado
DesignationsDEM L 228[1]
See also: Lists of nebulae

LHA 120-N 55 or N55 is an emission nebula located within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). N55 is situated inside a superbubble called LMC 4. It is a glowing clump of gas and dust that gets its light output from the hydrogen atoms shedding electrons within it.[3] It was named in 1956, in a catalogue of H-alpha emission line objects in the LMC.[4]

Multiple dense molecular clumps have been detected, at least fifteen of which contain young stellar objects.[2]

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