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Dreyer's description: !!! vB, vL, looped
Cross Identifications: GC 1269, h 2941, Lac 1. 2, Dun 142. 30 Dor, Tarantula Nebula, in LMC .
| Right Ascension: | 5 : 38.6 (hours : minutes) |
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| Declination: | -69 : 05 (degrees : minutes) |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 8.2 |
| Apparent Diameter: | 40. (arc minutes) |
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