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The Carina Nebula

CARINA · star-forming region · Common

The Carina Nebula

Too far south to rise for most of Europe.

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Eta Carinae
Observation status: Not observableNever climbs high enough in the sky: -12° at best, and the Live Telescope needs 20°.See this week’s vote
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The real thing

Photograph
The Carina Nebula, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope
NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) · CC BY 4.0
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Record

NGC 3372
Object
star-forming region
Rarity
Common
RA
10:45:02.88
Dec
-59:52:00.12
DISTANCE
~7,500 ly
SIZE
~300 ly
MAGNITUDE
1.0
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0 / 300
Direct price
$3
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