Local Bubble

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interstellar medium structure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Local_Cavity
gptkbp:centeredIn gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:composedOf hot ionized gas
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Solar_System
interstellar clouds
several nearby stars
gptkbp:density much lower than average interstellar medium
gptkbp:diameter about 300 light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy astronomers in the 1970s
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 27,000 light-years
gptkbp:formedBy supernova explosions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Local Bubble
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Orion_Arm
gptkbp:shape roughly oval
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:Local_Interstellar_Cloud
gptkb:Loop_I_Bubble
gptkbp:temperature about 1 million Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4