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molecular cloud

Molecular cloud complex

Part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, with

the Great Nebula in Orionnear the center, along

with theBelt of Orion, andBarnard's Loopcurling

around the image

Observation data: J2000.0[1]epoch

Right ascension 05h35.3m[1]

Declination 05! "3#[1]

Constellation Orion

Designations Orion Complex, Orion Cloud

Complex, Orion Molecular

Cloud Complex

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex$rom %i&ipedia, the free enc'clopedia

(he Orion Molecular Cloud Complex)al*o often referred to a*

*impl' the Orion Complex+ refer* to a large group of right

neulae, dar& cloud* and 'oung *tar* located in the con*tellation

of Orion. (he cloud it*elf i* etween 1,500 and 1,-00 light'ear*

awa' and i* hundred* of light'ear* acro**. /eeral part* of the

neula can e o*ered through inocular* and *mall tele*cope*,

with *ome part* )*uch a* the Orion eula+ eing i*ile to the

na&ed e'e.

(he neula i* important ecau*e of the *heer *i2e a* it *pread*

*eeral degree* from Orion* 4elt to hi* *word. t i* al*o one of

the mo*t actie region* of *tellar formation that can e *een in the

night *&', and i* home to oth protoplanetar' di*c* and er'

'oung *tar*. (he neula i* al*o er' right in infrared

waelength* due to the heatinten*ie proce**e* inoled in the*tellar formation, although the complex contain* dar& neulae,

emi**ion neulae, reflection neulae, and 6 region*.

Contents

1 eulae within the complex7

" /ee al*o7

3 8eference*79 :xternal lin&*7

Nebulae ithin the complex

(he following i* a li*t of notale neulae within the larger neula

complex;

(he Orion eula, al*o &nown a* M9"7

M93, which i* part of the Orion eula7

C 939, which contain* the 6or*ehead eula7

(he 6or*ehead eula7

4arnard* , a reflection neula7

Orion Molecular Cloud["]7

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