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Gould Belt
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Gould Belthas inclination 10° to 20° to the galactic planehas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:20.0
is a part of Orion arm2001-09-27 09:32:20.0
has distance from Sun 300 pchas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:20.0
has definition The local system of stars and gas within about 300 pc of the Sun in which the greatest concentration of naked-eye O and B stars occurs.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:20.0