Tarantula Nebula photograph

Tarantula Nebula

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Radius931 light years
Distance to Earth159,800 light years
CoordinatesRA 5h 38m 38s | Dec -69° 5′ 42″
Constellation Dorado
Apparent dimensions (V)40′ × 25′
Did you knowIts luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast visible shadows.
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Date of Upd.
ID1108068
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The Tarantula Nebula is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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