Carina Dwarf

Carina Dwarf — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Carina Dwarf in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A faint southern satellite whose stars formed in several separate episodes — its history reads like a handful of distinct generations.

Type

Dwarf spheroidal

Distance

340,000 light-years

Note

Star formation came in distinct bursts

Explore Carina Dwarf in 3D

Carina Dwarf is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.