- 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 1756
Catalog name: 173.50-15.0
Prominent object names: Sh 2-220, Sh 2-238 [glossary]
Other component designations: LDN 1489 (DkNeb) [138], LDN 1495 (DkNeb) [130], LDN 1498 (DkNeb) [135], LDN 1521 (DkNeb) [27], LDN 1524 (DkNeb) [54], LDN 1529 = NAME KUTNER'S CLOUD (MolCld) [157], LDN 1534 (DkNeb) [32], LDN 1535 = NAME LDN 1535 IRS (YSO) [108], LDN 1536 (DkNeb) [58], LDN 1551 (DkNeb) [609], Sh 2-220 = NGC 1499 (HII) [98], Sh 2-238 = NGC 1555 (HH) [57]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sh 2-220 | 160.31-12.34 | 37.26 | 1982ApJS...49..183B | I | 400 |
| Sh 2-238 | 176.24-20.88 | 0.04 | 2003PASP..115..334M | I | 140 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (16 components)
| Main object | D TAURUS COUD complex [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 160.00 -12.31 | O S 220 [1970A&A.....6..349G] |
| 170.14 -19.11 | D L_1498 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 167.96 -19.05 | D L_1489 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 168.23 -16.36 | D B_209 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 169.27 -16.13 | D L_1495 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 172.76 -14.66 | D L_1521 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 173.16 -16.50 | D L_1524 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 173.91 -15.92 | D L_1529 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 175.12 -16.62 | D L_1536 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 174.38 -13.44 | D Heiles cloud 2 (HCL2) [1985A&A...149..273C] |
| 174.21 -13.79 | D L_1534 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 174.87 -15.66 | D L_1535 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 175.12 -16.62 | D L_1536 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 176.34 -20.78 | O S 238 [1982ApJS...49..183B] |
| 178.92 -20.10 | D L_1551 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
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?
