Gould Belt clouds distances, long-axis orientations, and magnetic field orientations.
| Cloud name . | Distance (pc) . | Long-axis (deg) . | B-field* (deg) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus | 135 ± 20 a | 75 | 1 ± 18 |
| Pipe Nebula | 130 ± 18 b | −45 | 59 ± 13 |
| Chameleon | 193 ± 39 |$^{c\#}$| | 22 | −76 ± 11 |
| Musca | 160 ± 25 c | 27 | −82 ± 8 |
| Lupus-I | 150 ± 20 c | −1 | 86 ± 13 |
| Orion-B | 398 ± 12 b | −30 | 93 ± 20 |
| IC5146 | 460 ± 80 d | −38 | 67 ± 16 |
| Ophiuchus | 125 ± 18 a | −45 | −81 ± 25 |
| Corona Australis | 130 ± 25 c | −26 | −26 ± 32 |
| Lupus II–VI | 160 ± 40 |$^{c\#}$| | −73 | 82 ± 11 |
| Aquila | 260 ± 10 c | −75 | −67 ± 10 |
| Orion-A | 378 ± 10 b | 83 | 59 ± 25 |
| Cloud name . | Distance (pc) . | Long-axis (deg) . | B-field* (deg) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus | 135 ± 20 a | 75 | 1 ± 18 |
| Pipe Nebula | 130 ± 18 b | −45 | 59 ± 13 |
| Chameleon | 193 ± 39 |$^{c\#}$| | 22 | −76 ± 11 |
| Musca | 160 ± 25 c | 27 | −82 ± 8 |
| Lupus-I | 150 ± 20 c | −1 | 86 ± 13 |
| Orion-B | 398 ± 12 b | −30 | 93 ± 20 |
| IC5146 | 460 ± 80 d | −38 | 67 ± 16 |
| Ophiuchus | 125 ± 18 a | −45 | −81 ± 25 |
| Corona Australis | 130 ± 25 c | −26 | −26 ± 32 |
| Lupus II–VI | 160 ± 40 |$^{c\#}$| | −73 | 82 ± 11 |
| Aquila | 260 ± 10 c | −75 | −67 ± 10 |
| Orion-A | 378 ± 10 b | 83 | 59 ± 25 |
Note. aSchlafly et al. (2014).bLada, Lombardi & Alves (2010).cHeiderman et al. (2010)dArzoumanian et al. (2011)|$^{\#}$| The distance of cloud is computed by the averages between the distances to Cha I, II, and III, and Lupus II, III, IV, V, and VI, respectively. *Mean B-field directions based on PLANCK data are adopted from L17. The magnetic field directions of the first seven clouds have axis-field offsets greater than 70 deg, while the latter five have the offsets less than 30 deg.
Gould Belt clouds distances, long-axis orientations, and magnetic field orientations.
| Cloud name . | Distance (pc) . | Long-axis (deg) . | B-field* (deg) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus | 135 ± 20 a | 75 | 1 ± 18 |
| Pipe Nebula | 130 ± 18 b | −45 | 59 ± 13 |
| Chameleon | 193 ± 39 |$^{c\#}$| | 22 | −76 ± 11 |
| Musca | 160 ± 25 c | 27 | −82 ± 8 |
| Lupus-I | 150 ± 20 c | −1 | 86 ± 13 |
| Orion-B | 398 ± 12 b | −30 | 93 ± 20 |
| IC5146 | 460 ± 80 d | −38 | 67 ± 16 |
| Ophiuchus | 125 ± 18 a | −45 | −81 ± 25 |
| Corona Australis | 130 ± 25 c | −26 | −26 ± 32 |
| Lupus II–VI | 160 ± 40 |$^{c\#}$| | −73 | 82 ± 11 |
| Aquila | 260 ± 10 c | −75 | −67 ± 10 |
| Orion-A | 378 ± 10 b | 83 | 59 ± 25 |
| Cloud name . | Distance (pc) . | Long-axis (deg) . | B-field* (deg) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus | 135 ± 20 a | 75 | 1 ± 18 |
| Pipe Nebula | 130 ± 18 b | −45 | 59 ± 13 |
| Chameleon | 193 ± 39 |$^{c\#}$| | 22 | −76 ± 11 |
| Musca | 160 ± 25 c | 27 | −82 ± 8 |
| Lupus-I | 150 ± 20 c | −1 | 86 ± 13 |
| Orion-B | 398 ± 12 b | −30 | 93 ± 20 |
| IC5146 | 460 ± 80 d | −38 | 67 ± 16 |
| Ophiuchus | 125 ± 18 a | −45 | −81 ± 25 |
| Corona Australis | 130 ± 25 c | −26 | −26 ± 32 |
| Lupus II–VI | 160 ± 40 |$^{c\#}$| | −73 | 82 ± 11 |
| Aquila | 260 ± 10 c | −75 | −67 ± 10 |
| Orion-A | 378 ± 10 b | 83 | 59 ± 25 |
Note. aSchlafly et al. (2014).bLada, Lombardi & Alves (2010).cHeiderman et al. (2010)dArzoumanian et al. (2011)|$^{\#}$| The distance of cloud is computed by the averages between the distances to Cha I, II, and III, and Lupus II, III, IV, V, and VI, respectively. *Mean B-field directions based on PLANCK data are adopted from L17. The magnetic field directions of the first seven clouds have axis-field offsets greater than 70 deg, while the latter five have the offsets less than 30 deg.
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