Tarantula Nebula

Also known as 30 Doradus

H II region in the constellation Dorado

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The Tarantula Nebula is a vast cloud of glowing gas located in the constellation Dorado that serves as a stellar nursery where new stars are actively forming. It is significant because its enormous size and brightness make it one of the most luminous and studied star-forming regions known to astronomers.

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Distance from Earth: 179000
Image: Tarantula Nebula TRAPPIST.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 1751-00-00
apparent magnitude: 8
right ascension: 84.65000
declination: -69.08639
catalog code: MDM 77
Commons category: Tarantula Nebula

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The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), forming its south-east corner (from Earth's perspective).

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