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Carina Nebula
Star-Forming Nebula
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The Carina Nebula, also known as the Eta Carinae Nebula and catalogued as NGC 3372, is a large complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752. It lies approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.
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Object TypeBright and dark nebula complex 1 Orbital Distanceapproximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth.
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Wikimedia FoundationPart Of: Milky Way, Carina Nebula, lead section (galactic-arm phrase, edges wave 2)Quote, Part Of: Milky Way, Carina Nebula, lead section (galactic-arm phrase, edges wave 2)
located in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy
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