Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Taurus_Molecular_Cloud_complex
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
star formation
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Taurus_Molecular_Cloud
gptkb:Barnard_68 gptkb:TMC-1 gptkb:L1551 L1495 L1527 |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:physicist
optical wavelengths radio wavelengths infrared wavelengths |
| gptkbp:distance |
approximately 450 light-years from Earth
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Taurus star-forming region
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:Taurus-Auriga_star-forming_region
|
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
dark nebulae
active star formation star formation activity high density of gas and dust dense molecular clouds emission nebulae reflection nebulae variety of stellar types presence of Herbig-Haro objects presence of accretion disks presence of ammonia presence of bright nebulae presence of carbon monoxide presence of complex organic molecules presence of dark lanes in the sky presence of ionized gas presence of molecular hydrogen presence of outflows from young stars presence of protostellar disks presence of silicate dust presence of star clusters presence of stellar jets presence of stellar nurseries |
| gptkbp:is_home_to |
young stellar objects
pre-main-sequence stars protostars Taurus dark cloud Taurus star cluster Taurus star-forming complex |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
gptkb:observatory
astrophysics stellar formation research |
| gptkbp:located_in |
gptkb:Taurus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:significance |
understanding star formation processes
studying molecular clouds observing young stars |