Carina Nebula

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nebula
gptkbp:age about 1 million years
gptkbp:area about 50 square degrees
gptkbp:associatedWith Carina-Sagittarius Arm
gptkbp:composedOf hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
star-forming regions
massive stars
open clusters
gptkbp:established gptkb:John_Flamsteed
gptkbp:exhibits NGC 3372
gptkbp:features gptkb:Homunculus_Nebula
gptkb:Keyhole_Nebula
NGC 3372
gptkbp:hasAlumni yes
gptkbp:hasCitations about 300 light years
gptkbp:hasFacilities about 100,000 solar masses
gptkbp:hasGoals yes
gptkbp:hasSibling active
gptkbp:hasTechnology around 10,000 K
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carina Nebula
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy yes
gptkbp:isHomeTo massive star clusters
many young stars
gptkbp:isKnownFor stellar nurseries
spectacular nebulae
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way Galaxy
LHA 120-N 1
LHA 120-N 10
LHA 120-N 11
LHA 120-N 2
LHA 120-N 3
LHA 120-N 4
LHA 120-N 5
LHA 120-N 6
LHA 120-N 7
LHA 120-N 8
LHA 120-N 9
RCW 57
gptkbp:isStudiedIn cosmology
astrophysics
stellar formation
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy bright stars
dark nebulae
gptkbp:length 7500 light years
gptkbp:lighting very bright
magnitude -1.0
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eta_Carinae
HD 93129A
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
Galactic_Plane
gptkbp:releaseYear 1680
gptkbp:type emission nebula
gptkbp:visibility yes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope