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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5206. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Interstellar Medium, Interstellar Medium Models And Concepts

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The term OB association is used to describe a large collection of gas and young stars (O-type and B-type) located primarily in the disk of SPIRAL GALAXIES. There is a great variance of size and star number among these associations, from ten stars or fewer at the lower end up to tens of thousands of stars. The latter case is sometimes referred to as an OB superassociation (NGC 206 in the ANDROMEDA...

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