James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam view of the Tarantula Nebula
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension
05h 38m 38s[1]
Declination
−69° 05.7′[1]
Distance
160 ± 10 k ly (49 ± 3[2][3] k pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)
+8[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)
40′ × 25′[2]
Constellation
Dorado
Physical characteristics
Radius
931[2][4] ly
Notable features
In LMC
Designations
NGC 2070,[2] Doradus Nebula,[1] Dor Nebula,[1] 30 Doradus
See also: Lists of nebulae
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).
^ abcd"NAME 30 Dor Nebula". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
^ abcde"Results for Tarantula Nebula". SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 30 Doradus .. 49 kpc +- 3 kpc
^Lebouteiller, V.; Bernard-Salas, J.; Brandl, B.; Whelan, D. G.; et al. (June 2008). "Chemical Composition and Mixing in Giant H II Regions: NGC 3603, 30 Doradus, and N66". The Astrophysical Journal. 680 (1): 398–419. arXiv:0710.4549. Bibcode:2008ApJ...680..398L. doi:10.1086/587503. S2CID 16924851.
The TarantulaNebula (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...
Vink, J. S.; Melnick, J.; Selman, F. (2018). "Mapping the core of the TarantulaNebula with VLT-MUSE. I. Spectral and nebular content around R136". Astronomy...
Castro-Rodriguez, N.; Vink, J.S.; et al. (2018). "Mapping the core of the TarantulaNebula with VLT-MUSE. I. Spectral and nebular content around R136". Astronomy...
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central concentration of stars of the large NGC 2070 open cluster in the TarantulaNebula (30 Doradus) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The cluster can be seen...
undergoing a large amount of star formation. For example, the TarantulaNebula is a nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud which has one of the highest star...
Cloud's TarantulaNebula central cluster (R136), NGC 604's one is much less compact and more similar to a large stellar association. TarantulaNebula List...
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Bibcode:2008ApJ...679L..21L. doi:10.1086/588838. S2CID 118393177. "Results for TarantulaNebula". SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Archived...
images of M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy), and also with a section of the Eagle nebula. The 15th anniversary included a collection of other content including,...
astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752. It is at the centre of the TarantulaNebula and produces most of the energy that makes the latter's gas and dust...
Magellanic Cloud, both Hodge 301 and R136 have formed from the gases of the TarantulaNebula, while in our own galaxy, tracing back the motion through space of...
currently undergoing vigorous star formation activity. It holds the TarantulaNebula, the most active star-forming region in the Local Group. The LMC has...
or 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, a chemical R134 (star), a star in the TarantulaNebula; see list of most massive stars and list of most luminous stars R134...
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243 is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud inside NGC 2070 (the TarantulaNebula) around 160,000 light years from Earth. The binary has an orbital period...
neutron star at its core. VFTS 352, a massive contact binary in the TarantulaNebula. Darling, David. "binary star". www.daviddarling.info. Retrieved 2019-05-06...
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