The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, forming its south-east corner as seen from Earth. It is named for the arrangement of its bright, glowing gas filaments and dusty tendrils, which resemble the legs of a tarantula, and lies about 160,000 light-years away.
Facts
Object TypeH II region (star-forming nebula) 3 Orbital Distanceabout 160,000 light-years from Earth 3 Discovery Year Classification
Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 2 In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Tarantula Nebula
- Wikidata Q224145, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- wikidata-q224145 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
View the Source2. Tarantula Nebula (Wikipedia)
Tarantula Nebula, lead section
a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Article text: catalogue ngc
s the designation of a star, or of the central star cluster NGC 2070, but is now generally treated as referr
- In Category: Celestial Objects, Tarantula Nebula, Wikipedia summary
In Group: Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae, Lead sentence
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).
View the Source3. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationTarantula Nebula, infobox (Distance)
160 +/- 10 kly
Part Of: Large Magellanic Cloud, Tarantula Nebula, lead section (LMC membership, second mention, edges wave 2)
The nebula resides on the leading edge of the LMC, where ram pressure stripping, and the compression of the interstellar medium likely resulting from this, is at a maximum.
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