Orion Arm

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Orion_Arm

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	spiral arm
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Orion_Spur
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Earth gptkb:Solar_System gptkb:astronomy gptkb:Orion_Nebula gptkb:Cygnus_Arm gptkb:Cygnus_X_region gptkb:Eagle_Nebula gptkb:Hyades gptkb:IC_1318 gptkb:IC_1396 gptkb:IC_1805 gptkb:IC_1848 gptkb:IC_2177 gptkb:IC_2944 gptkb:IC_2948 gptkb:IC_405 gptkb:IC_410 gptkb:IC_417 gptkb:IC_434 gptkb:IC_443 gptkb:IC_5070 gptkb:IC_5146 gptkb:Lagoon_Nebula gptkb:NGC_1976 gptkb:NGC_2024 gptkb:NGC_2068 gptkb:NGC_2071 gptkb:NGC_2237 gptkb:NGC_2244 gptkb:NGC_2246 gptkb:NGC_2261 gptkb:NGC_2264 gptkb:NGC_6530 gptkb:NGC_6611 gptkb:NGC_6823 gptkb:NGC_6910 gptkb:NGC_7000 gptkb:NGC_7380 gptkb:NGC_7635 gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud_Complex gptkb:Perseus_Arm gptkb:Rosette_Nebula gptkb:Trifid_Nebula Sun Carina–Sagittarius Arm (adjacent) Perseus Arm (adjacent) many nebulae many open clusters many star-forming regions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Orion Arm
gptkbp:length	about 3,500 parsecs
gptkbp:location	between Sagittarius Arm and Perseus Arm
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:width	about 3,000 light-years
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Earth gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4