Deep sky · Nebula in Dorado · NGC 2070
Nebula
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud — the brightest star-forming region we know, visible to the eye from another galaxy.
- Type
- Nebula
- Designations
- NGC 2070
- Constellation
- Dorado
- Apparent magnitude
- 7.3
- Apparent size
- 30′ × 20′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 5h 39m · Dec −69° 06′
Did you know
If it were as close as the Orion Nebula it would cover a large part of the sky and cast shadows at night.