- 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 1779
Catalog name: 179.07+4.27
Prominent object names: LDN 1550, LDN 1555 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (2): IRAS 05568+3206 = LDN 1550 (PN?) [15], IRAS 05573+3156 = 2MASX J06003338+3156441 (HII) [9]
Other component designations: [CB88] 37 = LDN 1555 (DkNeb) [15], GM 1-6a, GM 1-5, LDN 1550 (PN?) [15], LDN 1555 (DkNeb) [15]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [KOY98] 54 | 179.07+4.27 | 5 | 1998ApJS..117..387K | P | 1100 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (10 components)
| Main object | M CO cloud_54 [1998ApJS..117..387K], M CO cloud_c [1999A&AS..138..187L] |
| 178.81 +04.36 | D L_1550 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 178.86 +04.28 | O GM 6a [1977ATsir.953....1G] |
| 178.845+04.293 | IR 05568+3206 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 179.032+04.303 | O GM 5 [1977PAZh....3..113G] |
| 179.037+04.300 | IR 05573+3156 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 179.21 +04.37 | D L_1555 [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 179.30 +04.18 | D CB 37 globule [1988ApJS...68..257C], M CO [1988ApJS...68..257C], IR IRAS [1991ApJS...75..877C], M CO [1991ApJS...75..877C], M NH3 clump [1996A&A...312..585L] |
| 179.319+04.150 | R 1(I) [1999AJ....118.1315M] |
| 179.294+04.213 | R 2(I) [1999AJ....118.1315M] |
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?
