Lupus molecular clouds
E459017
The Lupus molecular clouds are a nearby complex of dark interstellar clouds and star-forming regions in the constellation Lupus, notable for hosting young, low-mass stars and protostars.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark cloud complex
ⓘ
molecular cloud complex ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sco-Cen OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | molecular hydrogen ⓘ |
| contains |
Class I protostars
ⓘ
Class II young stellar objects ⓘ Class III young stellar objects ⓘ Lupus I cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus II cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus III cloud ⓘ Lupus IV cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus V cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus VI cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus VII cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupus VIII cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ protoplanetary disks around young stars ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| containsMolecule |
carbon monoxide
ⓘ
dust grains ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 150–200 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 500–650 light-years ⓘ |
| hasAgeDistribution | few million years for young stellar population ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Lupus dark cloud complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
low to intermediate total mass
ⓘ
nearby to the Sun compared to many star-forming regions ⓘ relatively low star-formation rate ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation |
T Tauri stars
ⓘ
low-mass stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostars ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gould Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herschel Space Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
infrared
ⓘ
millimeter ⓘ optical ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyPosition | near the Scorpius–Centaurus OB association ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
early stellar evolution
ⓘ
low-mass star formation ⓘ protoplanetary disks ⓘ |
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