Taurus Molecular Cloud complex

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cloud_Computing_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taurus_Molecular_Cloud
gptkbp:associated_with star formation
gptkbp:contains gptkb:TMC-1
gptkb:Taurus-Auriga_star-forming_region
gptkb:L1551
B213
L1495
L1527
B18
L1517
L1536
L1544
L1550
gptkbp:depicted_in optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
gptkbp:distance approximately 140 light-years from Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taurus Molecular Cloud complex
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Taurus_star-forming_region
gptkbp:is_characterized_by dense gas and dust
gptkbp:is_home_to gptkb:Taurus_Molecular_Cloud
gptkb:TMC-1
gptkb:L1551
young stellar objects
B213
L1495
L1527
B18
L1517
L1536
L1544
L1550
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:Perseus_Molecular_Cloud
gptkb:Orion_Molecular_Cloud
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Taurus_constellation
Giant Molecular Cloud
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
chemical composition
stellar evolution
star formation processes
molecular cloud dynamics
gptkbp:length approximately 20 parsecs across
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:mass approximately 1000 solar masses