- Introduction
- Face-on map overview
- Sources
- The Cloud Hunters
- The Star Sweepers
- Things Unseen: The Westerhout radio sources
- The Avedisova catalog: A real Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
- Avedisova glossary
- Introduction to the Milky Way Explorer
- Commentary on the Galactic Plane
- Hydrogen-alpha commentary
- Fragments
Star Formation Region Avedisova 1084
Catalog name: 81.31+1.15
Prominent object names: W 72 / DR 17 [glossary]
Westerhout radio sources: W 72 (Radio) [6]
Other component designations: DR 17 = GAL 081.4+01.2 (Radio) [16], HFE 67 (IR) [2], RAFGL 2609, RAFGL 5519S
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYCSW 1384 | 81.20+0.70 | 39.0x39.0 | 1987ApJS...63..821S | V | 1500 |
| SRBY 265 | 81.2+1 | 3.67 | 1987ApJ...319..730S | P | 1500 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (7 components)
| Main object | R W 72,DR 17 [1991A&A...241..551W], R [1964ApJ...139..545P], R [1991A&A...241..551W], R [1970A&A.....4..378W], R [1970A&A.....4..357R], R DR 17 [1966ApJ...144..937D], R [2000AJ....119.2801L], R [1973AJ.....78..894T], R [1988A&A...191..313P], R [1989ApJS...71..469L], R [1967ApJ...150..435D] |
| 81.20 +00.70 | M CO cloud [1987ApJS...63..821S], M CO [1987ApJ...319..730S] |
| 81.47 +01.17 | IR HFE 67 [1971ApJ...170L..89H], IR CHTH 25 [1980ApJ...238..122C], IR [1982ApJ...261..550C] |
| 81.20 +01.34 | IR*RAFGL 2609(M 4) [1983AFGL..161....0P], IR RAFGL 2609 [1982AJ.....87..131P] |
| 81.307+01.099 | IR Cluster 2MASS#15 [2001A&A...376..434D] |
| 81.46 +01.22 | IR RAFGL 5519S [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 81.360+01.211 | IR IRS [1982AJ.....87..131P], M CO [1974ApJ...191..357W], M CO [1980ApJ...238..122C], M OH-A [1973AZh....50..685P], M OH-A [1979A&AS...37....1T] |
Acknowledgement: based on the Catalog of Star-Forming Regions in the Galaxy ( Avedisova, V. S., Astronomy Reports, Volume 46, Issue 3, March 2002, pp.193-205 [2002ARep...46..193A]). The complete catalog can be accessed here: V/112/.
For more information, read The Avedisova catalog: A real Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
