- 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 1930
Catalog name: 210.76-19.61
Prominent object names: Sh 2-279, LDN 1647, M 43 [glossary]
Other component designations: IC 430 (Neb) [48], LDN 1647 (DkNeb) [11], M 43 (HII) [87], NGC 1975 (Galaxy) [7], NGC 1977 (Cl*) [87], NGC 1980 (Cl*) [23], NGC 1982 = M 43 (HII) [87], NGC 1999 (HII) [79], SH 2-279 (HII) [13]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sh 2-279 | 208.45-19.09 | 2.91 | 1982ApJS...49..183B | I | 500 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (11 components)
| Main object | D ORION A CLOU D COMPLEX [1962ApJS....7....1L] |
| 208.37 -19.02 | O NGC 1975 [88078] |
| 208.45 -19.09 | O S 279,NGC 19 77 * [1982ApJS...49..183B], M CO OMC-3 [1976ApJ...209..452K] |
| 208.83 -19.25 | M CO OMC-2 * [1976ApJ...209..452K] |
| 208.93 -19.27 | O M 43,NGC 198 2 * [1978A&A....65..207T] |
| 209.07 -19.42 | M CO S3_core * [1993A&A...270..468D] |
| 209.52 -19.57 | O NGC 1980 [88078] |
| 210.41 -19.72 | O NGC 1999 [88078] |
| 211.01 -19.42 | O HARO 13A,IC 430 [1953ApJ...117...73H] |
| 211.7 -19.2 | M HCHO cloud-S [1979MNRAS.188..181F] |
| 214.20 -19.83 | D L_1647 [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?
