Carina Nebula
Cosmic StructuregalacticESTABLISHED
aka NGC 3372
Universe / Cosmic Web / Carina Nebula
Vast star-forming complex hosting the eruptive star Eta Carinae.
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extent460 ly
scale domaingalactic
true distance2.30 kpc
rendered radius96.0 u
directionreal
confidence80%
evidenceestablished
imported fromexpanded-curated
sources
- · Curated expanded catalog (manual)
- · literature (~460 ly across) (dataset)
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same type (cosmic structure)