Perseus molecular cloud complex
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Cloud_Computing_Service
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NGC_7538
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:LBN_762
gptkb:IC_348 gptkb:NGC_1333 |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:carbon_monoxide
star-forming regions young stellar objects molecular hydrogen dark clouds dense cores protostars |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
optical wavelengths
infrared wavelengths submillimeter wavelengths |
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 600 light-years
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Perseus molecular cloud complex
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Bok_globules
HII regions |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
complex structure
active star formation high density of gas and dust presence of young stars varied chemical composition presence of outflows from young stars presence of bright regions presence of bubbles from stellar winds presence of dark regions presence of filaments presence of shock waves from star formation |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
gptkb:automobile
multiple star clusters Herbig Ae/ Be stars |
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
gptkb:California_Nebula
gptkb:Taurus_molecular_cloud gptkb:Pleiades_star_cluster |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
infrared telescopes
radio telescopes |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Gould_Belt
gptkb:star |
| gptkbp:is_prominent_in |
star formation
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
chemical composition stellar evolution star formation research molecular cloud dynamics |
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 30 parsecs
|
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Perseus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:mass |
about 1000 solar masses
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
|