Scutum–Centaurus Arm

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spiral arm structure of the Milky Way

The Scutum–Centaurus Arm is one of the major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, rich in stars, gas, and star-forming regions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Scutum–Centaurus Arm canonical 2
Scutum–Centaurus Arm of the Milky Way 1
Scutum–Centaurus arm 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf spiral arm ⓘ
structure of the Milky Way ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ
surface form: Scutum–Crux–Centaurus Arm
armType major spiral arm ⓘ
componentOf Milky Way ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way spiral structure
connectedTo Galactic bar ⓘ
contains H II regions ⓘ
Scutum ⓘ
surface form: Scutum Star Cloud

W43 star-forming complex ⓘ
giant molecular clouds ⓘ
infrared dark clouds ⓘ
interstellar gas ⓘ
maser sources ⓘ
massive star-forming region G29.96−0.02 ⓘ
massive young stars ⓘ
molecular clouds ⓘ
numerous OB associations ⓘ
open star clusters ⓘ
radio continuum sources ⓘ
star-forming regions ⓘ
stars ⓘ
young stellar objects ⓘ
extendsThrough Centaurus constellation region ⓘ
Scutum constellation region ⓘ
galaxy Milky Way ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way disk

Milky Way center ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way inner region
namedAfter Centaurus constellation region ⓘ
surface form: Centaurus constellation

Scutum constellation ⓘ
observedIn infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ
orientation roughly along Galactic longitude 20–50 degrees in inner Galaxy ⓘ
originatesNear Milky Way center ⓘ
surface form: Galactic center
partOf Milky Way ⓘ
positionInGalaxy inner major arm inside the Sun’s orbit ⓘ
richIn dense molecular gas ⓘ
massive star-forming complexes ⓘ
young stellar populations ⓘ
role major site of star formation in the Milky Way ⓘ
separatedFrom Norma Arm ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm ⓘ
spiralPattern logarithmic spiral ⓘ
tracedBy 21-cm hydrogen line emission ⓘ
CO molecular line emission ⓘ
maser parallax measurements ⓘ
visibleFrom Earth ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Milky Way → contains → Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ
Scutum–Centaurus Arm → alsoKnownAs → Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scutum–Crux–Centaurus Arm
Open cluster M11 → locatedNear → Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scutum–Centaurus Arm of the Milky Way
W43 star-forming complex → locatedIn → Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scutum–Centaurus arm
Sagittarius Arm → adjacentTo → Scutum–Centaurus Arm ⓘ