W3/W4/W5 complex

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The W3/W4/W5 complex is a large, neighboring group of massive star-forming regions in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, notable for its active stellar nurseries and intricate nebular structures.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
W3/W4/W5 complex canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf H II region complex ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ
star-forming region complex ⓘ
contains H II regions ⓘ
massive star-forming regions ⓘ
molecular clouds ⓘ
nebular structures ⓘ
stellar nurseries ⓘ
hasComponent OB associations ⓘ
dense molecular cores ⓘ
ionized gas regions ⓘ
young stellar clusters ⓘ
hasDesignation W3-W4-W5 complex ⓘ
hasPart W3 ⓘ
W4 ⓘ
W5 ⓘ
isRegionOf high-mass star formation ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way ⓘ
outer Galaxy ⓘ
notableFor active massive star formation ⓘ
clustered star formation ⓘ
intricate nebular morphology ⓘ
observedIn infrared wavelengths ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ
radio wavelengths ⓘ
partOf Perseus Arm ⓘ
Perseus spiral arm star-forming complexes ⓘ
usedFor studies of massive stellar feedback ⓘ
studies of spiral arm star formation ⓘ
studies of triggered star formation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

W3 star-forming region → partOf → W3/W4/W5 complex ⓘ
W4 star-forming region → partOf → W3/W4/W5 complex ⓘ
Sharpless 2-190 → partOf → W3/W4/W5 complex ⓘ