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H II region and Tarantula Nebula

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Difference between H II region and Tarantula Nebula

H II region vs. Tarantula Nebula

An H II region or HII region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized. 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's perspective).

Similarities between H II region and Tarantula Nebula

H II region and Tarantula Nebula have 19 things in common (in Unionpedia): Galaxy, Hubble Space Telescope, Interstellar medium, Large Magellanic Cloud, Light-year, Local Group, Milky Way, NGC 604, Orion Nebula, Parsec, SN 1987A, Solar mass, Star, Star cluster, Supernova, Tarantula Nebula, Telescope, Triangulum Galaxy, X-ray.

Galaxy

A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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Interstellar medium

The interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy.

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Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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Light-year

A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equal to exactly 9,460,730,472,580.8 km (Scientific notation: 9.4607304725808 × 1012 km), which is approximately 5.88 trillion mi.

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Local Group

The Local Group is the galaxy group that includes the Milky Way, where Earth is located.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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NGC 604

NGC 604 is an H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy.

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Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion.

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Parsec

The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to or (AU), i.e..

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SN 1987A

SN 1987A was a type II supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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Solar mass

The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.

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Star

A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.

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Star cluster

Star clusters are large groups of stars held together by self-gravitation.

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Supernova

A supernova (supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star.

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Tarantula Nebula

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's perspective).

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Telescope

A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation.

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Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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H II region and Tarantula Nebula Comparison

H II region has 108 relations, while Tarantula Nebula has 46. As they have in common 19, the Jaccard index is 12.34% = 19 / (108 + 46).

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