Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

E100903

giant molecular cloud molecular cloud complex star-forming region

The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex is a vast star-forming region in the constellation Orion, rich in gas, dust, and young stellar objects, and one of the most studied nurseries of massive stars in the Milky Way.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Orion Molecular Cloud Complex canonical	5
Barnard's Loop	1
Orion A molecular cloud	1
Orion B molecular cloud	1
Orion OB1 association	1
Orion molecular cloud complex	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	giant molecular cloud ⓘ molecular cloud complex ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ
chemicalComposition	carbon monoxide ⓘ complex organic molecules ⓘ molecular hydrogen ⓘ
contains	Barnard 33 ⓘ Barnard's Loop ⓘ surface form: Barnard's Loop region Flame Nebula ⓘ Horsehead Nebula ⓘ Integral Shaped Filament ⓘ Lynds 1641 ⓘ Horsehead Nebula ⓘ surface form: Lynds Dark Nebula 1630 Lynds Dark Nebula 1634 ⓘ Lynds Dark Nebula 1634 ⓘ surface form: Lynds Dark Nebula 1647 M42 ⓘ M43 ⓘ NGC 1977 ⓘ NGC 2023 ⓘ NGC 2023 reflection nebula ⓘ NGC 2024 ⓘ NGC 2068 ⓘ NGC 2071 ⓘ Orion Molecular Cloud Complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Orion A molecular cloud Orion Molecular Cloud Complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Orion B molecular cloud Orion Bar ⓘ Orion Nebula ⓘ Orion Nebula ⓘ surface form: Orion Nebula Cluster Orion-Eridanus Superbubble interface regions ⓘ Running Man Nebula ⓘ Trapezium Cluster ⓘ σ Orionis cluster ⓘ
distanceFromEarth	approximately 1350 light-years ⓘ approximately 400 parsecs ⓘ
hasApproximateSize	hundreds of light-years across ⓘ
hasComponent	H II regions ⓘ dark nebulae ⓘ dense molecular cores ⓘ filamentary structures ⓘ photodissociation regions ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ
hasPhysicalProperty	active star formation ⓘ contains OB associations ⓘ contains massive stars ⓘ contains protoplanetary disks ⓘ contains protostars ⓘ contains young stellar objects ⓘ rich in dust ⓘ rich in molecular gas ⓘ
isOneOf	most studied star-forming regions in the Milky Way ⓘ nearest massive star-forming regions to Earth ⓘ
locatedIn	Milky Way ⓘ Orion Arm ⓘ
locatedInConstellation	Orion ⓘ
observedIn	X-ray wavelengths ⓘ infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ
partOf	Local Interstellar Cloud ⓘ surface form: Local Interstellar Cloud neighborhood
studiedBy	Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ⓘ surface form: ALMA Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ Herschel Space Observatory ⓘ Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
usedAs	benchmark region for testing star formation theories ⓘ laboratory for star formation studies ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Orion Molecular Cloud Complex
Description of subject: The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex is a vast star-forming region in the constellation Orion, rich in gas, dust, and young stellar objects, and one of the most studied nurseries of massive stars in the Milky Way.

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orion Arm → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barnard's Loop

Orion Arm → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orion OB1 association

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orion A molecular cloud

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orion B molecular cloud

Local Arm → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

Local Spur → contains → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

Orion Nebula → partOf → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

Horsehead Nebula → locatedIn → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

Barnard's Loop → partOf → Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orion molecular cloud complex