Perseus cloud complex
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The Perseus cloud complex is a nearby giant molecular cloud in the constellation Perseus that serves as an active region of low- to intermediate-mass star formation.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
giant molecular cloud
ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ |
| contains |
Barnard 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barnard 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbig–Haro objects NERFINISHED ⓘ IC 348 NERFINISHED ⓘ L1448 ⓘ L1455 ⓘ L1468 ⓘ NGC 1333 NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus OB2 association (surrounding region) NERFINISHED ⓘ dense molecular cores ⓘ filamentary molecular structures ⓘ molecular outflows ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ protostellar objects ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 250–350 parsecs
ⓘ
approximately 800–1100 light-years ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Perseus molecular cloud complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | several degrees on the sky ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMass | on the order of 10^4 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
diffuse molecular gas
ⓘ
embedded young stellar clusters ⓘ |
| hasGasComponent | molecular hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasGasTracer | carbon monoxide (CO) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
nearby laboratory for studying low-mass star formation
ⓘ
testbed for theories of clustered star formation ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationType |
intermediate-mass star formation
ⓘ
low-mass star formation ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
eastern IC 348 region
ⓘ
western NGC 1333 region ⓘ |
| is | active star-forming region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Perseus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
CO molecular line emission
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ submillimeter continuum ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInContextOf |
Gould Belt clouds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nearby star-forming molecular clouds ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
2MASS survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herschel Space Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ JCMT Gould Belt Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ Planck satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitzer Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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