Perseus molecular cloud complex

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giant molecular cloud molecular cloud complex star-forming region

The Perseus molecular cloud complex is a prominent nearby star-forming region rich in cold gas and dust, known for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Perseus molecular cloud 3
Perseus molecular cloud complex canonical 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf giant molecular cloud ⓘ
molecular cloud complex ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ
contains Herbig–Haro objects ⓘ
surface form: Herbig-Haro objects

cold molecular gas ⓘ
dark clouds ⓘ
embedded star clusters ⓘ
interstellar dust ⓘ
pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ
protostars ⓘ
reflection nebulae ⓘ
young stellar objects ⓘ
containsRegion Barnard 1 ⓘ
Barnard 5 ⓘ
IC 348 ⓘ
L1448 ⓘ
L1451 ⓘ
L1455 ⓘ
NGC 1333 ⓘ
Perseus OB2 association vicinity ⓘ
distanceFromEarth approximately 250 to 350 parsecs ⓘ
approximately 800 to 1150 light-years ⓘ
forms intermediate-mass stars ⓘ
low-mass stars ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Perseus cloud complex ⓘ
Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
surface form: Perseus molecular cloud
hasAngularSize several degrees on the sky ⓘ
hasEnvironment cold ⓘ
hasMass on the order of 10^4 solar masses ⓘ
hasNotableFeature dense cores ⓘ
filamentary structure ⓘ
outflows from young stars ⓘ
hasPhysicalSize tens of parsecs ⓘ
locatedIn Gould Belt ⓘ
Perseus constellation ⓘ
observedBy Herschel Space Observatory ⓘ
IRAM 30m telescope ⓘ
James Clerk Maxwell Telescope ⓘ
surface form: JCMT

Planck spacecraft ⓘ
surface form: Planck satellite

Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
observedIn CO rotational lines ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ
submillimeter continuum ⓘ
partOf Milky Way ⓘ
starFormationActivity active ⓘ
typicalGasTemperature around 10 Kelvin ⓘ
usedForStudyOf core mass function ⓘ
early stages of star formation ⓘ
feedback from young stars ⓘ
protostellar evolution ⓘ
turbulence in molecular clouds ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Perseus Arm → contains → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
Gould Belt → contains → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Perseus molecular cloud
Perseus OB2 association → associatedWith → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
Perseus molecular cloud complex → hasAlternativeName → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Perseus molecular cloud
NGC 1499 (California Nebula) → partOf → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
subject surface form: NGC 1499
Perseus constellation → contains → Perseus molecular cloud complex ⓘ
this entity surface form: Perseus molecular cloud