Orion Spur
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Orion Spur is the minor spiral arm segment of the Milky Way galaxy where our Solar System is located, situated between the larger Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region of the Milky Way
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spiral arm segment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Local Arm
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Local Spur NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion–Cygnus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronomicalCoordinateSystem | galactic coordinates ⓘ |
| contains |
Carina–Sagittarius region stars
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Cygnus constellation region NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Gould Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Bubble NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Interstellar Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Molecular Cloud Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion–Cygnus stellar associations NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus constellation region NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ many nearby bright stars visible from Earth ⓘ nearby OB associations ⓘ numerous H II regions ⓘ numerous giant molecular clouds ⓘ numerous open star clusters ⓘ |
| describedAs |
intermediate spiral arm
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minor spiral arm segment ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenterApprox | ~26,000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLongitudeRangeApprox | ~60° to ~270° ⓘ |
| galacticQuadrantPresence |
first galactic quadrant
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fourth galactic quadrant ⓘ second galactic quadrant ⓘ third galactic quadrant ⓘ |
| galacticRadiusApprox | ~8 kiloparsecs from Galactic Center ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | yes ⓘ |
| hasUncertainClassification |
sometimes considered a minor arm
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sometimes considered a spur or branch ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | ~10,000 light-years to ~20,000 light-years ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionedBetween |
Perseus Arm
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Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeSize |
smaller than Perseus Arm
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smaller than Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| relativeType | spur of Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| relevanceToHumans | location of Solar System in Milky Way ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
infrared sky surveys
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radio astronomy surveys ⓘ |
| widthApprox | ~3,000 light-years ⓘ |
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