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Orion Arm
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Orion_Arm
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
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