| LH 95 | |
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| Observation data (J200LHA 120-N 550epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 05h 37m 04.32s[1] |
| Declination | −66° 22′ 00.7″ |
| Distance | ~163000 light years (~50000 parsecs (50 kpc)) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.10[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 0.80' x 0.65'[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Other designations | LH 95, KMHK 1139,2MASS J05370431-6622007[1] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| See also:Open cluster,List of open clusters | |
LH 95 is a modestly sizedstellar nursery in theLarge Magellanic Cloud. It is related to theHII-regionLHA 120-N 55, that is, a region of hydrogen ionized by the bright stars of LH 95.
Previously only young bright stars were known in this stellar association.[2] Imaging using theHubble Space Telescope, however, allowed the identification of more than 2,500pre–main sequence stars with masses down to about 0.3 solar masses, thereby giving a detailed picture of what a typical stellar association in the LMC looks like.[3]
The large sample of low-masspre–main sequence stars, stars that are currently under formation, in LH 95 allows the construction of the first most completeInitial Mass Function of an extragalactic star forming cluster.[4] TheInitial Mass Function of LH 95 does not seem to differ from that typical for the Milky Way.
