star-forming region
C6324
concept
A star-forming region is a dense, often turbulent area of interstellar gas and dust where gravitational collapse leads to the birth of new stars and planetary systems.
All labels observed (30)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| star-forming region canonical | 78 |
| H II region | 72 |
| molecular cloud complex | 13 |
| young star cluster | 12 |
| molecular cloud | 11 |
| diffuse nebula | 10 |
| star cloud | 6 |
| giant molecular cloud | 5 |
| H II region complex | 3 |
| stellar nursery | 3 |
| young massive cluster | 3 |
| young stellar object | 3 |
| giant H II region | 2 |
| giant molecular cloud complex | 2 |
| stellar association subgroup | 2 |
| dark molecular cloud | 1 |
| embedded star cluster | 1 |
| interstellar gas and dust complex | 1 |
| massive star-forming clump | 1 |
| massive star-forming complex | 1 |
| massive star-forming region | 1 |
| molecular cloud filament | 1 |
| molecular cloud subregion | 1 |
| molecularCloud | 1 |
| open cluster with nebulosity | 1 |
| star cluster complex | 1 |
| star-forming nebula | 1 |
| star-forming region complex | 1 |
| stellar cluster embedded in an H II region | 1 |
| subregion of molecular cloud | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: star-forming region
Generated description
A star-forming region is a dense, often turbulent area of interstellar gas and dust where gravitational collapse leads to the birth of new stars and planetary systems.
Instances (143)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Gould Belt | — |
| Orion Molecular Cloud Complex | molecular cloud complex |
|
Open cluster NGC 6530
surface form:
NGC 6530
|
young star cluster |
| Orion Nebula | H II region |
| Messier 8 | H II region |
| Open cluster M17 | young star cluster |
| Messier 17 | H II region |
| Rosette Nebula | H II region |
| Messier 20 | H II region |
| Eagle Nebula | H II region |
| Perseus molecular cloud complex | molecular cloud complex |
| W3 star-forming region | — |
| NGC 7538 | H II region |
|
NGC 281 (Pacman Nebula)
surface form:
NGC 281
|
H II region |
| Lagoon Nebula | H II region |
| Cygnus X star-forming region | — |
| Messier 24 | star cloud |
| W4 star-forming region | — |
| Trifid Nebula | H II region |
| W5 star-forming region | — |
| W43 star-forming complex | — |
|
NGC 1499 (California Nebula)
surface form:
NGC 1499
|
H II region |
| North America Nebula | H II region |
|
N66 (nebula)
surface form:
N66
|
H II region |
| NGC 604 | H II region |
| Omega Nebula | H II region |
| 30 Doradus | H II region |
| Sagittarius Star Cloud | star cloud |
|
IC 1805 (Heart Nebula)
surface form:
IC 1805
|
H II region |
|
IC 1848 (Soul Nebula)
surface form:
IC 1848
|
H II region |
| Tarantula Nebula | H II region |
| NGC 346 | — |
| Horsehead Nebula | molecular cloud |
| Barnard's Loop | H II region |
| Merope Nebula | diffuse nebula |
| Messier 16 | H II region |
|
Orion
surface form:
Orion Nebula
|
— |
| NGC 3372 | H II region |
| Trumpler 14 | young massive cluster |
| Trumpler 15 | young star cluster |
| M20 | — |
| NGC 6514 | diffuse nebula |
|
Southern Crown
surface form:
Corona Australis Molecular Cloud
|
molecularCloud |
|
CrA
surface form:
Corona Australis Molecular Cloud
|
molecular cloud |
| Corona Australis molecular cloud complex | molecular cloud complex |
| R Coronae Australis | young stellar object |
| Caldwell 49 | H II region |
| Sharpless 2-275 | H II region |
| Sh 2-275 | H II region |
| NGC 2246 | H II region |