Local Spiral Arm
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The Local Spiral Arm, also known as the Orion Arm, is a minor spiral structure of the Milky Way Galaxy where our Solar System and many nearby stars and nebulae are located.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Local Spiral Arm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20136203 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Local Spiral Arm Context triple: [California Nebula, belongsTo, Local Spiral Arm]
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A.
Perseus Spiral Arm
The Perseus Spiral Arm is one of the major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, located outside the Sun’s orbit and rich in star-forming regions and nebulae.
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B.
Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way
The Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way is one of the galaxy’s major star-forming arms, rich in young star clusters, nebulae, and massive, luminous stars.
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C.
Milky Way spiral arms
The Milky Way spiral arms are the galaxy’s prominent, curved regions of enhanced star formation and stellar density that wind outward from its central bar.
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D.
Outer Galactic Arm
The Outer Galactic Arm is one of the Milky Way’s major spiral arms, located in its far outer regions and containing stars, gas, and dust orbiting the galactic center.
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E.
Sagittarius Arm
The Sagittarius Arm is one of the main spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, rich in star-forming regions and nebulae, located between the galactic center and the outer Perseus Arm.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Local Spiral Arm Target entity description: The Local Spiral Arm, also known as the Orion Arm, is a minor spiral structure of the Milky Way Galaxy where our Solar System and many nearby stars and nebulae are located.
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A.
Perseus Spiral Arm
The Perseus Spiral Arm is one of the major spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, located outside the Sun’s orbit and rich in star-forming regions and nebulae.
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B.
Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way
The Carina spiral arm of the Milky Way is one of the galaxy’s major star-forming arms, rich in young star clusters, nebulae, and massive, luminous stars.
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C.
Milky Way spiral arms
The Milky Way spiral arms are the galaxy’s prominent, curved regions of enhanced star formation and stellar density that wind outward from its central bar.
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D.
Outer Galactic Arm
The Outer Galactic Arm is one of the Milky Way’s major spiral arms, located in its far outer regions and containing stars, gas, and dust orbiting the galactic center.
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E.
Sagittarius Arm
The Sagittarius Arm is one of the main spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy, rich in star-forming regions and nebulae, located between the galactic center and the outer Perseus Arm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.