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A Distant Extended Spiral Arm in the Fourth Quadrant of the Milky Way

A Distant Extended Spiral Arm in the Fourth Quadrant of the Milky Way

Using data from the Southern Galactic Plane Survey, we present a possible distant spiral arm in the fourth quadrant of the Milky Way. The very distinct and cohesive feature can be traced for over 70° as the most extreme positive velocity feature in the longitude-velocity diagram. The feature is at …