Scutum–Centaurus Arm

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scutum–Centaurus_Arm

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	spiral arm
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Scutum-Crux_Arm
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Centaurus_constellation gptkb:Crux_constellation gptkb:H_II_regions gptkb:NGC_3603 gptkb:Aquila_constellation gptkb:NGC_3603_cluster gptkb:Norma_constellation gptkb:RCW_49 gptkb:RCW_49_region gptkb:RSGC1 gptkb:RSGC1_cluster gptkb:RSGC2 gptkb:RSGC2_cluster gptkb:RSGC3 gptkb:RSGC3_cluster gptkb:Scutum_constellation gptkb:W43_complex gptkb:W43_star-forming_region gptkb:Westerlund_1 gptkb:Westerlund_1_cluster gptkb:Westerlund_2 gptkb:Westerlund_2_cluster gptkb:OB_associations supernova remnants Cepheid variables star clusters open clusters masers young stellar objects star-forming regions giant molecular clouds infrared sources radio sources dense molecular clouds giant H II regions massive protostars massive star clusters massive star-forming complexes red supergiant clusters young massive stars
gptkbp:discoveredBy	radio observations
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	about 6.5 kiloparsecs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Scutum–Centaurus Arm
gptkbp:length	about 50,000 light-years
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Milky_Way_disk
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5