W5 H II region

E478308
H II region emission nebula interstellar cloud star-forming region

W5 H II region is a large ionized hydrogen cloud in the Milky Way notable for active star formation and complex nebular structures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Westerhout 5 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ
interstellar cloud ⓘ
star-forming region ⓘ
belongsTo Galactic disk ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf ionized hydrogen ⓘ
contains embedded star clusters ⓘ
infrared sources ⓘ
massive OB stars ⓘ
molecular clouds ⓘ
protostars ⓘ
young stellar objects ⓘ
hasAlternativeName IC 1848 nebular complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
W5 ⓘ
hasEnvironment dense interstellar medium ⓘ
hasIonizingSources early B-type stars ⓘ
massive O-type stars ⓘ
hasNebularComponent dust ⓘ
ionized gas ⓘ
molecular gas ⓘ
hasPhysicalProcess massive star formation ⓘ
photoionization ⓘ
stellar feedback ⓘ
triggered star formation ⓘ
hasProcess gas compression at ionization fronts ⓘ
gas ionization by ultraviolet radiation ⓘ
hasRoleIn feedback-regulated cloud evolution ⓘ
galactic star formation ⓘ
hasStructure bright rims ⓘ
cavities ⓘ
dark globules ⓘ
filaments ⓘ
pillars ⓘ
isAssociatedWith IC 1848 star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy active star formation ⓘ
complex nebular morphology ⓘ
dust lanes ⓘ
strong H-alpha emission ⓘ
isObservedIn infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ
isStudiedFor early stages of stellar evolution ⓘ
massive star feedback effects ⓘ
triggered star formation mechanisms ⓘ
isTypeOf giant H II region ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
Perseus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Cassiopeia constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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W3 star-forming region → associatedWith → W5 H II region ⓘ
W5 star-forming region → alsoKnownAs → W5 H II region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Westerhout 5