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gptkbp:instanceOf
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spiral arm
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Perseus_Arm
gptkb:Norma_Arm
gptkb:Sagittarius_Arm
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Scutum–Centaurus_Arm
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkb:H_II_regions
gptkb:NGC_3603
gptkb:RSGC4
gptkb:RSGC4_cluster
gptkb:RSGC5
gptkb:RSGC5_cluster
gptkb:Red_Supergiant_Clusters
gptkb:NGC_3603_cluster
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
open clusters
star-forming regions
giant molecular clouds
massive star clusters
massive young stars
Norma Arm (as a continuation)
star-forming complexes
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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radio observations
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~4 kiloparsecs (Scutum tangent)
~6.5 kiloparsecs (Scutum tangent)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Scutum-Centaurus Arm
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gptkbp:isMajorArm
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true
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gptkbp:length
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~50,000 light-years
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkb:Norma_constellation
gptkb:Scutum_constellation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Milky_Way
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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