Properties (60)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
stellar association
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gptkbp:age |
approximately 3 million years
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
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gptkbp:contains |
young stars
massive stars |
gptkbp:hasFacilities |
several thousand solar masses
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gptkbp:hasMember |
multiple O-type stars
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gptkbp:hasType |
gptkb:OB_association
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cygnus OB12 association
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gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Cygnus_X-1
HD 227018 HD 227054 HD 227081 |
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
with binoculars
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gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
gptkb:the_Pelican_Nebula
supernova remnants H II regions dark nebulae the_Cygnus_Rift the_Gamma_Cygni_region |
gptkbp:isConnectedTo |
the Cygnus OB1 association
other_OB_associations |
gptkbp:isConsidered |
a region of active star formation
|
gptkbp:isHomeTo |
gptkb:Wolf-Rayet_stars
multiple star systems massive star clusters numerous variable stars multiple emission nebulae multiple_Wolf-Rayet_stars |
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
stellar winds
supernova explosions |
gptkbp:isKnownFor |
its bright stars
its high rate of star formation its massive stellar population |
gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
the_Cygnus_constellation
|
gptkbp:isLocatedNear |
gptkb:Cygnus_X-3
gptkb:the_North_America_Nebula the Veil Nebula |
gptkbp:isNotableFor |
star formation
its young stellar objects its high stellar density |
gptkbp:isPartOf |
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
the Gould Belt Cygnus region the_Galactic_plane the_Cygnus-X_region the_Cygnus_constellation's_star-forming_regions the_Galactic_disk the_Orion_Arm |
gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
star clusters
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gptkbp:isServedBy |
optical wavelengths
infrared_wavelengths |
gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
astrophysics
stellar evolution stellar astrophysics its star formation history its dynamics |
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy |
interstellar medium
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 1,500 light years
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
Milky Way
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