30 Doradus Catalog: Stellar Populations in the Tarantula Nebula

A catalog of stellar populations in the 30 Doradus region, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, within the Large Magellanic Cloud. The data originates from the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project, a panchromatic imaging survey conducted by NASA using the Hubble Space Telescope. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the temporal evolution of a starburst region based on its described sub-parsec scale resolution.
• Analyzing the density and distribution of OB stars based on the survey's high spatial resolution.
• Comparing stellar populations in the Local Group to those in high-redshift galaxies based on the dataset's panchromatic coverage.
• Reconstructing the anatomy of a prototypical nebula based on near-ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared spectral data.

Strengths

• Data is from the Hubble Space Telescope, suggesting high-resolution and sensitive observations.
• Survey coverage includes near-ultraviolet, optical, near-infrared, and narrow-band Hα spectral regions.
• Focuses on a well-known and significant astronomical region (~200 pc in diameter) for studying star formation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data files are in BIN and HTML formats, which may require specialized tools for access and analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Observational data from the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project using the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:18:50.848965; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Large Magellanic Cloud, specifically the 30 Doradus (Tarantula Nebula) region.