Concept information
Preferred term
Cygnus loop
Definition
- A large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus, some 80 light-years across, lying about 2,500 light-years away. The loop is expanding at over 100 km/s and is thought to be about 30 000 years old. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=cygnus+loop&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
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Dentelles du Cygne
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-BGTXRNV5-Q
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