Gould Belt

Summary

Gould Belt is an open cluster^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gould Belt is credited with the discovery of Benjamin Apthorp Gould^[3].
• Gould Belt's image is recorded as Infrared Image of Dark Cloud in Aquila.jpg^[4].
• Gould Belt's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Cepheus^[6].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Lacerta^[7].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[8].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Orion^[9].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[10].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[11].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Vela^[12].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Carina^[13].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Crux^[14].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Centaurus^[15].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Lupus^[16].
• Gould Belt's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[17].
• Benjamin Apthorp Gould is named after Gould Belt^[18].
• Gould Belt's part of is recorded as Orion Arm^[19].
• Gould Belt's has part is recorded as Local Bubble^[20].
• Gould Belt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1879-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Gould Belt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fkg52^[22].
• Gould Belt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gould Belt^[23].
• Gould Belt's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Goulds-Belt^[24].
• Gould Belt's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Gould Belt^[25].
• Gould Belt's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as gould-belt^[26].
• Gould Belt's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 658^[27].

Body

Geography

Gould Belt's part of is recorded as Orion Arm^[19].

Designation and Status

Gould Belt's instance of is recorded as open cluster^[5].

History and Context

Benjamin Apthorp Gould is named after Gould Belt^[18].

Why It Matters

Gould Belt ranks in the top 8% of open_cluster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]