NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070 is a H II region located in the constellation Dorado. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 2070 |
Common name: | Tarantula Nebula |
Type: | H II region |
Constellation: | Dorado |
V-magnitude (visual): | 7.25 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 5 |
Right Ascension: | 05:38:42.36 |
Declination: | -69:06:03.20 |
Major axis: | 16 ' |
Minor axis: | 16 ' |
Radial velocity: | 251 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.000838 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula