Taurus molecular cloud

GPTKB entity

Statements (145)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Taurus dark cloud
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Herbig-Haro_objects
gptkb:HL_Tauri
gptkb:IRAS_04368+2557
gptkb:RY_Tau
T Tauri stars
young stellar objects
Barnard 18
Barnard 213
Barnard 22
IRAS 04166+2706
IRAS 04248+2612
IRAS 04302+2247
IRAS 04325+2402
IRAS 04361+2547
IRAS 04365+2535
IRAS 04381+2540
IRAS 04489+3042
L1551 IRS5
LkCa 15
Lynds 1495
Lynds 1551
Taurus-Auriga complex
AA Tau
CW Tau
DG Tau
Heiles Cloud 2
IRAS 04414+2506
IRAS 04530+5126
IRAS 04591+2528
IRAS 05050+5244
IRAS 05168+3634
IRAS 05220+3455
IRAS 05274+3345
IRAS 05327+3404
IRAS 05358+3543
IRAS 05375+3540
IRAS 05413+3545
IRAS 05417+3542
IRAS 05420+3540
IRAS 05445+3021
IRAS 05450+3022
IRAS 05463+2652
IRAS 05491+0247
IRAS 05513+0244
IRAS 05518+0226
IRAS 05522+0226
IRAS 05523+0226
IRAS 05524+0226
IRAS 05525+0226
IRAS 05526+0226
IRAS 05527+0226
IRAS 05528+0226
IRAS 05529+0226
IRAS 05530+0226
IRAS 05531+0226
IRAS 05532+0226
IRAS 05533+0226
IRAS 05534+0226
IRAS 05535+0226
IRAS 05536+0226
IRAS 05537+0226
IRAS 05538+0226
IRAS 05539+0226
IRAS 05540+0226
IRAS 05541+0226
IRAS 05542+0226
IRAS 05543+0226
IRAS 05544+0226
IRAS 05545+0226
IRAS 05546+0226
IRAS 05547+0226
IRAS 05548+0226
IRAS 05549+0226
IRAS 05550+0226
IRAS 05551+0226
IRAS 05552+0226
IRAS 05553+0226
IRAS 05554+0226
IRAS 05555+0226
IRAS 05556+0226
IRAS 05557+0226
IRAS 05558+0226
IRAS 05559+0226
IRAS 05560+0226
IRAS 05561+0226
IRAS 05562+0226
IRAS 05563+0226
IRAS 05564+0226
IRAS 05565+0226
IRAS 05566+0226
IRAS 05567+0226
IRAS 05568+0226
IRAS 05569+0226
IRAS 05570+0226
IRAS 05571+0226
IRAS 05572+0226
IRAS 05573+0226
IRAS 05574+0226
IRAS 05575+0226
IRAS 05576+0226
IRAS 05577+0226
IRAS 05578+0226
IRAS 05579+0226
IRAS 05580+0226
IRAS 05581+0226
IRAS 05582+0226
IRAS 05583+0226
IRAS 05584+0226
IRAS 05585+0226
IRAS 05586+0226
IRAS 05587+0226
IRAS 05588+0226
IRAS 05589+0226
IRAS 05590+0226
IRAS 05591+0226
IRAS 05592+0226
IRAS 05593+0226
IRAS 05594+0226
IRAS 05595+0226
IRAS 05596+0226
IRAS 05597+0226
IRAS 05598+0226
IRAS 05599+0226
T Tau
UZ Tau
V410 Tau
V773 Tau
VY Tau
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 430 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taurus molecular cloud
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:mass about 30,000 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor star formation
protoplanetary disks
low-mass star formation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:size about 30 by 75 light-years
gptkbp:studiedBy infrared astronomy
radio astronomy
gptkbp:temperature about 10 K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gould_Belt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7