List of largest nebulae
List

List of largest nebulae

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Nebula	Size (ly/pc)	Type	Notes

Tarantula Nebula	1,862 ly (571 pc)	H II region	Most active starburst region in the Local Group

NGC 604	1,520 ly (470 pc)	H II region	Located in the Triangulum Galaxy

N44	1,000 ly (310 pc)	Emission nebula

Gum Nebula	809–950 ly (248–291 pc)	Emission nebula

N119	430 ly × 570 ly (130 pc × 170 pc)	H II region	Peculiar S-shape

Sh2-310	531–681 ly (163–209 pc)	H II region	Nebula surrounding VY Canis Majoris, which is one of largest known stars.

Carina Nebula	460 ly (140 pc)	H II region	Nearest giant H II region to Earth

RCW 49	350 ly (110 pc)	H II region

N 70 Nebula	300 ly (92 pc)	H II region	The N 70 Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud has a shell structure and is really a bubble in space. It is a "Super Bubble".

Barnard's Loop	100 or 300 ly (31 or 92 pc)	H II region

Eagle Nebula	110 ly × 140 ly (34 pc × 43 pc)	H II region

Rosette Nebula	130 ly (40 pc)	H II region

Lagoon Nebula	40 ly × 110 ly (12 pc × 34 pc)	H II region

Veil Nebula	100 ly (31 pc)	Supernova remnant

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Tarantula Nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the Local Group.

final_sentence: Tarantula Nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the Local Group.