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Also known as Great Nebula in Carina, Eta Carina Nebula, C92, New General Catalogue 3372, NGC 3372, NGC3372
H II region in the constellation Carina
AI overview
The Carina Nebula is a vast cloud of gas and dust located in the constellation Carina, where new stars are actively forming. It's an important target for astronomers studying how stars are born and develop throughout the universe.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Right ascension
- 10 45 08.5
- Declination
- −59 ° 52 ′ 04 ″
- Distance
- ~8,500 ly (~2,600 pc )
- Apparent magnitude v
- +1.0
- Apparent dimensions v
- 120 × 120 arcmins
- Constellation
- Carina
- Radius
- ~230 ly (~70 pc)
- Notable features
- Eta Carinae Keyhole Nebula Many open clusters & dark nebulae
- Designations
- NGC 3372, ESO 128-EN013, GC 2197, h 3295, Caldwell 92
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Eta small Giuseppe Donatiello (18835023732).jpg