Tarantula Nebula

Summary

Tarantula Nebula is a H II region^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tarantula Nebula is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].
• Tarantula Nebula's image is recorded as Tarantula Nebula TRAPPIST.jpg^[4].
• Tarantula Nebula's instance of is recorded as H II region^[5].
• Tarantula Nebula's instance of is recorded as star-forming region^[6].
• Tarantula Nebula's constellation is recorded as Dorado^[7].
• Tarantula Nebula's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud^[8].
• Tarantula Nebula's Commons category is recorded as Tarantula Nebula^[9].
• Tarantula Nebula's has part is recorded as R136^[10].
• Tarantula Nebula's has part is recorded as VFTS 102^[11].
• Tarantula Nebula's catalog code is recorded as MDM 62^[12].
• Tarantula Nebula's catalog code is recorded as MDM 72^[13].
• Tarantula Nebula's catalog code is recorded as MDM 77^[14].
• Tarantula Nebula's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1751-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Tarantula Nebula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01tbtm^[16].
• Tarantula Nebula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tarantula Nebula^[17].
• Tarantula Nebula's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[18].
• Tarantula Nebula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tarantula-Nebula^[19].
• Tarantula Nebula's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+179000'}^[20].
• Tarantula Nebula's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME 30 Dor Nebula^[21].
• Tarantula Nebula's New General Catalogue ID is recorded as 2070^[22].
• Tarantula Nebula's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.65000'}^[23].
• Tarantula Nebula's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-69.08639'}^[24].
• Tarantula Nebula's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].

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Works and Contributions

Tarantula Nebula is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille^[3].

Why It Matters

Tarantula Nebula ranks in the top 6% of h_ii_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]