The Tarantula Nebula

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nebula
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
supernova remnants
star-forming regions
young stellar objects
massive stars
gptkbp:established John Herschel
gptkbp:hasCitations 1,000 light years
gptkbp:hasPersonnel 2 million years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tarantula Nebula
gptkbp:isA H II region
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
southern hemisphere
space telescopes
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Luminous Blue Variables
gptkbp:isHomeTo O-type stars
massive star formation
stellar clusters
massive star clusters
massive stellar populations
young massive stars
supergiant stars
R136 cluster
gptkbp:isKnownFor high luminosity
stellar nurseries
bright emission lines
high-energy phenomena
high star formation rate
bright nebular emission
extensive gas and dust
extensive star formation
gptkbp:isLocatedIn constellation_Dorado
gptkbp:isLocatedNear 30 Doradus
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:starburst_galaxy
interstellar medium
star formation region
star-forming complex
LMC
starburst region
LMC starburst region
LMC-2
LMC_star-forming_region
gptkbp:isStudiedIn cosmology
astrophysics
galactic dynamics
chemical composition
stellar evolution
galactic astronomy
stellar astrophysics
stellar populations
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn radio spectrum
ultraviolet spectrum
optical spectrum
infrared_spectrum
gptkbp:length 161,000 light years
gptkbp:lighting Magnitude -4.0
gptkbp:locatedIn Large Magellanic Cloud
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope