Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a neighbor of the Milky Way and belongs to the Hubble class SB(s)m. Its median distance is only 50 kpc. The LMC shows a bar and few spiral segments in the optical and radio emission.

21.1 cm

LMC 21.1 cm 15' I

12.3 cm

LMC 12.3 cm 8.9' I

6.3 cm

LMC 6.3 cm 4.4' I

3.5 cm

LMC 3.5 cm 2.8' I

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