N41 (nebula) explained

N41
Radius Ly:	~50
Constellation:	Dorado
Dist Ly:	~160,000-170,000
Dec:	^[1]
Epoch:	J2000.0
Type:	emission

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]

Notes and References

1. LHA 120-N 41. 2021-03-17.
2. 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. 1976MmRAS..81...89D. 0369-1829. 117858790.
3. Henize. Karl G.. September 1956. Catalogues of Hα-emission Stars and Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. en. 2. 315. 1956ApJS....2..315H. 10.1086/190025. 0067-0049. 122024157.