Lower Centaurus–Crux
E514326
Lower Centaurus–Crux is a nearby, young stellar subgroup of massive, hot stars that forms part of the larger Scorpius–Centaurus OB association in our galaxy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OB subgroup
ⓘ
stellar association subgroup ⓘ stellar moving group ⓘ |
| age | approximately 15 million years ⓘ |
| ageRange | about 10–20 million years ⓘ |
| componentOf | Gould Belt region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromSun |
about 350 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 110 parsecs ⓘ |
| galacticQuadrant | local Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | LCC subgroup ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateConcentration |
constellation Centaurus
ⓘ
constellation Crux NERFINISHED ⓘ constellation Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ constellation Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryMethod | kinematic grouping of early-type stars ⓘ |
| hasKinematicProperty |
co-moving stars
ⓘ
common space motion ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount |
over 1000 candidate members
ⓘ
several hundred stars ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | approximately solar metallicity ⓘ |
| hasParentGroup | Sco–Cen OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchUse |
laboratory for studying early stellar evolution
ⓘ
testing star formation theories in OB associations ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | nearest OB association subgroup to the Sun ⓘ |
| hasStarType |
A-type stars
ⓘ
B-type stars ⓘ T Tauri stars ⓘ hot stars ⓘ massive stars ⓘ pre-main-sequence stars ⓘ |
| hasSubgroupType | OB stars ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
local bubble formation scenarios
ⓘ
recent star formation in solar neighbourhood ⓘ |
| isLargestSubgroupOf | Scorpius–Centaurus OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNearby | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOlderThan | Upper Scorpius subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSourceRegionOf | nearby OB stars ⓘ |
| isYoung | true ⓘ |
| isYoungerThan | Upper Centaurus–Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way
ⓘ
solar neighbourhood ⓘ |
| partOf | Scorpius–Centaurus OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Scorpius–Centaurus OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup
this entity surface form:
Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup