Tarantula Nebula
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The Tarantula Nebula is an enormous, extremely active star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud and one of the most luminous nebulae known in the Local Group of galaxies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarantula Nebula canonical | 6 |
| N44 nebula | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
30 Doradus
ⓘ
Doradus 30 ⓘ NGC 2070 ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 40 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 8 ⓘ |
| contains |
30 Doradus
ⓘ
surface form:
R136 star cluster
R136a1 ⓘ SN 1987A vicinity ⓘ dense molecular clouds ⓘ massive young star clusters ⓘ superbubbles of ionized gas ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Nicolas de Lacaille
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
|
| discoveryYear | 1751 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160000 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | satellite galaxy of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| gasComposition |
helium
ⓘ
primarily hydrogen ⓘ trace heavier elements ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationRate | extremely high ⓘ |
| hostGalaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| ionizedBy |
Wolf–Rayet stars
ⓘ
massive O-type stars ⓘ |
| is |
one of the most active star-forming regions in the Local Group
ⓘ
one of the most luminous nebulae in the Local Group ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Dorado ⓘ |
| luminosity | exceeds typical giant H II regions in the Milky Way ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Local Group galaxies
ⓘ
surface form:
Local Group
|
| metallicity | lower than Milky Way average ⓘ |
| near | SN 1987A ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ ultraviolet wavelengths ⓘ |
| roleInAstrophysics |
laboratory for studying massive star formation
ⓘ
template for starburst regions in distant galaxies ⓘ |
| spectralType | strong emission-line nebula ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Large Magellanic Cloud
subject surface form:
Dorado