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Carina Nebula

(NGC 3372, Eta Carinae Nebula, Great Carina Nebula)
(HII region with stars and nebulae of interest)

The Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) is an HII region with an angular diameter of about two degrees that is within the Carina OB1 association. It contains early stars and smaller nebulae of interest.


(nebula)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Nebula
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Carina+Nebula
http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/nebulae/ngc3372.html
http://www.messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n3372.html
https://www.irida-observatory.org/Namibia-Tivoli/NGC3372/NGC3372.htm
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
~02.60kpc8.50klyCarina Nebula
Coordinates:NGC 3372
J104508.5-595204

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