30 Doradus
E117983
30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a vast and intensely active star-forming region and emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 30 Doradus canonical | 6 |
| R136 star cluster | 2 |
| 30 Doradus B | 1 |
| 30 Doradus C | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T942817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 30 Doradus Context triple: [Large Magellanic Cloud, contains, 30 Doradus]
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A.
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
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B.
Baade’s star
Baade’s star is a luminous, variable star in the Andromeda Galaxy notable for its role in Walter Baade’s work refining the cosmic distance scale.
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C.
NGC 604
NGC 604 is a vast, luminous star-forming nebula in the Triangulum Galaxy, notable as one of the largest known H II regions in the Local Group.
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D.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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E.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 30 Doradus Target entity description: 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a vast and intensely active star-forming region and emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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A.
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a vast, active star-forming region in the Milky Way known for its towering gas and dust pillars and dramatic young stellar clusters.
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B.
Baade’s star
Baade’s star is a luminous, variable star in the Andromeda Galaxy notable for its role in Walter Baade’s work refining the cosmic distance scale.
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C.
NGC 604
NGC 604 is a vast, luminous star-forming nebula in the Triangulum Galaxy, notable as one of the largest known H II regions in the Local Group.
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D.
Rosette Nebula
The Rosette Nebula is a large, circular emission nebula and active star-forming region located in the Milky Way, notable for its striking rose-like appearance in astrophotography.
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E.
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula is a famous star-forming region in the Milky Way best known for the "Pillars of Creation," towering columns of gas and dust captured in iconic Hubble Space Telescope images.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ giant H II region ⓘ nebula ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| ageRangeOfStars | a few million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Doradus 30
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NGC 2070 ⓘ Tarantula Nebula ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 40 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 8 ⓘ |
| contains |
R136 star cluster
ⓘ
linked to:
30 Doradus
R136a1 ⓘ Wolf–Rayet stars ⓘ X-ray emitting gas ⓘ massive O-type stars ⓘ superbubbles of ionized gas ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
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linked to:
Nicolas de Lacaille
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| discoveryYear | 1751 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 160000 light-years
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about 49 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| emitsStronglyIn |
H-alpha
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X-rays ⓘ ultraviolet ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
30 Doradus B
ⓘ
linked to:
30 Doradus
30 Doradus C ⓘ
linked to:
30 Doradus
|
| hostGalaxy | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| ionizationSource | massive young stars ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Dorado ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| metallicity | sub-solar ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains extremely massive young star clusters
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one of the most active star-forming regions in the Local Group ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
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Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| partOf |
Local Group
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Milky Way subgroup ⓘ |
| regionType | starburst region ⓘ |
| roleInAstrophysics |
important for understanding starburst galaxies
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key site for studying feedback from massive stars ⓘ |
| spectralType | emission nebula ⓘ |
| usedAs |
laboratory for studying massive star formation
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template for extragalactic giant H II regions ⓘ |
| visibility | best seen from southern latitudes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 30 Doradus Description of subject: 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a vast and intensely active star-forming region and emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Magellanic Clouds
linked to: 30 Doradus
linked to: 30 Doradus
linked to: 30 Doradus
linked to: 30 Doradus
subject linked to:
constellation Dorado