Orion–Cygnus Arm
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The Orion–Cygnus Arm is a minor spiral arm segment of the Milky Way Galaxy that contains our Solar System and many prominent stars and nebulae.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical structure
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region of the Milky Way ⓘ spiral arm segment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Local Arm
NERFINISHED
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Local Spur NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| between |
Perseus Arm
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ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Barnard's Loop
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ⓘ
Carina–Sagittarius boundary regions NERFINISHED ⓘ Cepheus OB2 association NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus OB2 association NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus X star-forming region NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Horsehead Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyades star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Bubble NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Interstellar Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ North America Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Molecular Cloud Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion OB1 association NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelican Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus OB2 association NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleiades star cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosette Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpius–Centaurus OB association NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Vela OB2 association NERFINISHED ⓘ massive young stars ⓘ numerous H II regions ⓘ numerous giant molecular clouds ⓘ numerous open star clusters ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| describedAs |
minor spiral arm
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spur between major spiral arms ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenter | about 8 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | intense ⓘ |
| length | several thousand light-years ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cygnus constellation direction
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Orion constellation direction ⓘ Perseus constellation direction ⓘ Sagitta constellation direction ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Milky Way
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ⓘ
Milky Way disk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| substructureOf | Perseus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 3,000 light-years ⓘ |
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