Orion molecular cloud complex

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	molecular cloud complex
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Messier_78 gptkb:Barnard's_Loop gptkb:IC_435 gptkb:Lynds_1630 gptkb:Lynds_1641 gptkb:NGC_2023 gptkb:Orion_A gptkb:Orion_B gptkb:Orion_Bar gptkb:Orion_OB1_association gptkb:Sigma_Orionis_cluster gptkb:Horsehead_Nebula gptkb:Orion_Nebula gptkb:OMC-1 gptkb:OMC-10 gptkb:OMC-11 gptkb:OMC-12 gptkb:OMC-13 gptkb:OMC-14 gptkb:OMC-15 gptkb:OMC-16 gptkb:OMC-17 gptkb:OMC-18 gptkb:OMC-19 gptkb:OMC-2 gptkb:OMC-20 gptkb:OMC-21 gptkb:OMC-22 gptkb:OMC-23 gptkb:OMC-24 gptkb:OMC-25 gptkb:OMC-26 gptkb:OMC-27 gptkb:OMC-28 gptkb:OMC-29 gptkb:OMC-3 gptkb:OMC-30 gptkb:OMC-31 gptkb:OMC-32 gptkb:OMC-33 gptkb:OMC-34 gptkb:OMC-35 gptkb:OMC-36 gptkb:OMC-37 gptkb:OMC-38 gptkb:OMC-39 gptkb:OMC-4 gptkb:OMC-40 gptkb:OMC-41 gptkb:OMC-42 gptkb:OMC-43 gptkb:OMC-44 gptkb:OMC-45 gptkb:OMC-46 gptkb:OMC-47 gptkb:OMC-48 gptkb:OMC-49 gptkb:OMC-5 gptkb:OMC-50 gptkb:OMC-6 gptkb:OMC-7 gptkb:OMC-8 gptkb:OMC-9 gptkb:IC_434 gptkb:NGC_2024 gptkb:NGC_2068 gptkb:NGC_2071 gptkb:Flame_Nebula gptkb:Messier_43 gptkb:Trapezium_Cluster Orion East Lynds 1622 Orion KL Nebula Orion South Orion West
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1786
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	1344 light years
gptkbp:hasViewOf	gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Orion molecular cloud complex
gptkbp:length	about 240 light years
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Orion_constellation
gptkbp:mass	about 200,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor	active star formation
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gould_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7