Editing Tarantula Nebula (section)

{{Short description|H II region in the constellation Dorado}}

{{Infobox nebula
| name = Tarantula Nebula
| image = File:Tarantula Nebula by JWST.jpg
| caption= [[James Webb Space Telescope]]'s [[NIRCam]] view of the Tarantula Nebula
| credit = TRAPPIST/E. Jehin/ESO
| epoch = [[Epoch (astronomy)#Julian years and J2000|J2000]]
| type = H II REGION
| ra = {{RA|05|38|38}}<ref name="simbad">{{cite simbad
  | title=NAME 30 Dor Nebula
  | access-date=2006-12-22}}</ref>
| dec = {{DEC|-69|05.7}}<ref name="simbad" />
| dist_ly = {{nowrap|[[1 E21 m|160 ± 10]] k}}
| dist_pc = {{nowrap|49 ± 3<ref name="seds">{{cite web
  | website=SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  | title=Results for Tarantula Nebula
  | quote=30 Doradus .. 49 kpc +- 3 kpc
  | url=http://messier.seds.org/xtra/ngc/n2070.html
  | access-date=2007-05-08}}</ref><ref name="Lebouteilleretal2008">{{Cite journal
 | bibcode = 2008ApJ...680..398L
 | title = Chemical Composition and Mixing in Giant H II Regions: NGC 3603, 30 Doradus, and N66
 | date = June 2008
 | journal = The Astrophysical Journal
 | volume = 680
 | issue = 1
 | pages = 398–419
 | doi = 10.1086/587503
 | display-authors = 4
 | author = Lebouteiller, V.
 | author2 = Bernard-Salas, J.
 | author3 = Brandl, B.
 | author4 = Whelan, D. G.
 | author5 = Wu, Yanling
 | author6 = Charmandaris, V.
 | author7 = Devost, D.
 | author8 = Houck, J. R.
 |arxiv = 0710.4549 | s2cid = 16924851
 }}</ref> k}}
| appmag_v = +8<ref name="seds"/>
| size_v = 40′ × 25′<ref name="seds"/>
| constellation  = [[Dorado]]
| radius_ly = 931<ref name="seds"/><ref>distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 931 ly. radius</ref>
| absmag_v =
| notes = In [[Large Magellanic Cloud|LMC]]
| names = NGC&nbsp;2070,<ref name="seds"/> Doradus&nbsp;Nebula,<ref name="simbad" /> Dor&nbsp;Nebula,<ref name="simbad" /> [[Johann Elert Bode|30]]&nbsp;Doradus
}}
The '''Tarantula Nebula''' (also known as '''30 Doradus''') is a large [[H II region]] in the [[Large Magellanic Cloud]] (LMC), forming its south-east corner (from [[Earth|Earth's]] perspective).