Orion-Cygnus Arm

One of the numerous spiral arms of the Milky Way, the Orion-Cygnus Arm extends through the border of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. It contains the home systems of several sentient species, including humans (Sol), lihters (?), folans, etc. and is heavily colonized by the United Commonwealth of Planets. Because of this, the region is also known in the UCP as the Local Arm, the Local Spur or the Orion Spur.

The Orion Arm is located between the Sagittarius Arm and the Perseus Arm, two of the four major arms of the Milky Way.

Notable objects

The Orion arm contains a number of objects:

• The Butterfly Cluster (M6)
• The Ptolemy Cluster (M7)
• Open Cluster M23
• Open Cluster M25
• The Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
• Open Cluster M29
• Open Cluster M34
• Open Cluster M35
• Open Cluster M39
• Open Cluster M41
• The Orion Nebula (M42)
• The De Mairan's Nebula
• The Beehive Cluster (M44)
• The Pleiades star cluster (M45)
• Open Cluster M46
• Open Cluster M47
• Open Cluster M48
• Open Cluster M50
• The Ring Nebula (M57)
• Open Cluster M67
• M73
• The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)
• Diffuse Nebula M78
• Open Cluster M93
• The Owl Nebula (M97)
• Camelopardalis OB1 association

See also

• Gould Belt