Orion Spur
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Orion Spur is the minor spiral arm segment of the Milky Way galaxy where our Solar System is located, situated between the larger Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orion Spur canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4617862 — 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: Orion Spur Context triple: [Local Arm, alsoKnownAs, Orion Spur]
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A.
Eauripik Rise
Eauripik Rise is an underwater volcanic and tectonic feature located in the western Pacific Ocean on the Caroline Plate.
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B.
Lune Valley
Lune Valley is a scenic rural valley in North West England, known for its picturesque landscapes, historic villages, and the course of the River Lune running through it.
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C.
Bullimah Spur
Bullimah Spur is a coastal walking track and lookout area within Bouddi National Park on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic ocean views and bushland setting.
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D.
Monoceros Ring
The Monoceros Ring is a vast, ring-like stellar structure encircling the Milky Way, thought to be composed of stars stripped from the nearby Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
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E.
Chandor
Chandor is the surname of American filmmaker J. C. Chandor, known for directing films such as "Margin Call" and "A Most Violent Year."
- 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: Orion Spur Target entity description: Orion Spur is the minor spiral arm segment of the Milky Way galaxy where our Solar System is located, situated between the larger Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
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A.
Eauripik Rise
Eauripik Rise is an underwater volcanic and tectonic feature located in the western Pacific Ocean on the Caroline Plate.
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B.
Lune Valley
Lune Valley is a scenic rural valley in North West England, known for its picturesque landscapes, historic villages, and the course of the River Lune running through it.
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C.
Bullimah Spur
Bullimah Spur is a coastal walking track and lookout area within Bouddi National Park on the New South Wales Central Coast, known for its scenic ocean views and bushland setting.
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D.
Monoceros Ring
The Monoceros Ring is a vast, ring-like stellar structure encircling the Milky Way, thought to be composed of stars stripped from the nearby Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
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E.
Chandor
Chandor is the surname of American filmmaker J. C. Chandor, known for directing films such as "Margin Call" and "A Most Violent Year."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
region of the Milky Way
ⓘ
spiral arm segment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Local Arm
ⓘ
Local Spur ⓘ Orion Arm ⓘ Orion–Cygnus Arm ⓘ |
| astronomicalCoordinateSystem | galactic coordinates ⓘ |
| contains |
Carina–Sagittarius region stars
ⓘ
linked to:
Carina OB1 association
Cygnus constellation region ⓘ
linked to:
constellation Cygnus
Earth ⓘ Gould Belt ⓘ Local Bubble ⓘ Local Interstellar Cloud ⓘ Orion Molecular Cloud Complex ⓘ Orion Nebula ⓘ Orion–Cygnus stellar associations ⓘ
linked to:
Orion OB association
Perseus constellation region ⓘ
linked to:
Perseus constellation
Solar System ⓘ Sun ⓘ many nearby bright stars visible from Earth ⓘ nearby OB associations ⓘ numerous H II regions ⓘ numerous giant molecular clouds ⓘ numerous open star clusters ⓘ |
| describedAs |
intermediate spiral arm
ⓘ
minor spiral arm segment ⓘ |
| distanceFromGalacticCenterApprox | ~26,000 light-years ⓘ |
| galacticLongitudeRangeApprox | ~60° to ~270° ⓘ |
| galacticQuadrantPresence |
first galactic quadrant
ⓘ
fourth galactic quadrant ⓘ second galactic quadrant ⓘ third galactic quadrant ⓘ |
| galacticRadiusApprox | ~8 kiloparsecs from Galactic Center ⓘ |
| hasStarFormationActivity | yes ⓘ |
| hasUncertainClassification |
sometimes considered a minor arm
ⓘ
sometimes considered a spur or branch ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | ~10,000 light-years to ~20,000 light-years ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milky Way galaxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Milky Way
|
| partOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| positionedBetween |
Perseus Arm
ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| relativeSize |
smaller than Perseus Arm
ⓘ
smaller than Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| relativeType | spur of Sagittarius Arm ⓘ |
| relevanceToHumans | location of Solar System in Milky Way ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
infrared sky surveys
ⓘ
radio astronomy surveys ⓘ |
| widthApprox | ~3,000 light-years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orion Spur Description of subject: Orion Spur is the minor spiral arm segment of the Milky Way galaxy where our Solar System is located, situated between the larger Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.