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LDN 1641 or Lynds 1641 is a dark cloud in the constellation Orion. It encompasses a large part of the Orion A molecular cloud in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which is the closest giant molecular cloud to earth. At its northern end it is connected to the Orion Nebula and at its southern end it is connected to the dark cloud . LDN 1641 contains more than a thousand Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). It is a relative low density star-forming region without any massive O- or B-type stars that could disturb the formation of young stars with their ultraviolet radiation. This means that researchers can study star formation that is happening in a very different environment when compared to the Orion Nebula.