Cygnus OB12 association

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar association
gptkbp:age approximately 3 million years
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:contains young stars
massive stars
gptkbp:hasFacilities several thousand solar masses
gptkbp:hasMember multiple O-type stars
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:OB_association
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cygnus OB12 association
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Cygnus_X-1
HD 227018
HD 227054
HD 227081
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy with binoculars
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
gptkbp:isServedBy optical wavelengths
infrared_wavelengths
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astrophysics
stellar evolution
stellar astrophysics
its star formation history
its dynamics
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy interstellar medium
gptkbp:length approximately 1,500 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn Milky Way