Sco–Cen Association

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar association
gptkbp:ageRange 11 to 17 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Scorpius–Centaurus_Association
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:SIMBAD
gptkb:VizieR
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Otto_Struve
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1930s
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 380 to 470 light-years
gptkbp:hasATypeStars true
gptkbp:hasBrownDwarfs true
gptkbp:hasBTypeStars true
gptkbp:hasDebrisDisks true
gptkbp:hasExoplanet true
gptkbp:hasFTypeStars true
gptkbp:hasGTypeStars true
gptkbp:hasHerbigAeBeStars true
gptkbp:hasKTypeStars true
gptkbp:hasMovingGroup true
gptkbp:hasMTypeStars true
gptkbp:hasPreMainSequenceStars true
gptkbp:hasProtoplanetaryDisks true
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Lower_Centaurus–Crux
gptkb:Upper_Centaurus–Lupus
gptkb:Upper_Scorpius
gptkbp:hasSupernovaRemnants true
gptkbp:hasT_TauriStars true
gptkbp:hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius–Centaurus_Association
gptkbp:hasYoungStars true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sco–Cen Association
gptkbp:largestNearbyStellarAssociation true
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
constellations Scorpius and Centaurus
gptkbp:notableFor influences local interstellar medium
nearest site of recent massive star formation
source of many runaway stars
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Acrux
gptkb:Antares
gptkb:Beta_Centauri
gptkb:Shaula
gptkb:HD_142527
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gould_Belt
gptkbp:rating over 4000
gptkbp:stellarPopulation OB association
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scorpius–Centaurus_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7