N41 (nebula)
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| 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 |
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]
