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The Orion arm is one of the major arms in the Milky Way galaxy.

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What are the names of the Orion Arms?

The Orion Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. We are located in the Orion Arm.It is also called the Local Arm, the Local Spur or the Orion Spur.


What arm of the Milky Way does Earth fall within?

Earth is within the Orion-Cygnus Arm. It is also referred to as the Local Arm, the Orion Arm, the Local Spur or the Orion Spur.


What is the name of the earths arm in the milky way?

It's variously called the Orion Arm, the Orion-Cygnus Arm, or the Orion Spur (the term "Local Arm/Spur" is also occasionally used). Currently the Milky Way is believed to have either 2 or 4 main arms. The Orion Arm is definitely NOT one of the main arms.


Is the name of your solar system the red arm?

The Orion arm


What is the milky way arm know as?

It is known as the Orion arm


Where is your solar system in the galaxy?

In the Orion Arm.


What is the galaxy of Venus'?

Venus is the 2nd Planet in Our Solar System. Our Solar System is in The Solar Neighborhood. The Solar Neighborhood is in The Orion Arm. The Orion Arm is on The Milky Way Galaxy.


Is Orion in the galaxy milky way?

The Orion is a spur of the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. Our sun is in this arm. All the stars and constellations we can see with the unaided eye are also in the Milky Way Galaxy, as is the Orion Nebula (a vast cloud of interstellar gas).


What is the length and width of the Orion Cygnus Arm in light years?

The Orion-Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy is about 3,500 light years across and approximately 10,000 light years in length.


Who arm in the milky way galaxy is the sun located?

The Sun is located in what is called the "Orion-Cygnus arm" of the Milky Way.


What was produced immediatley after the big bang?

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What arm of the Milky Way is Mercury located in?

Mercury and, in fact, the entire solar system, including Earth, are in the Cygnus-Orion arm.