- 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 2299
Catalog name: 282.32-1.33
Prominent object names: RCW 46 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (1): IRAS 10060-5713 (IR) [0]
Other component designations: BRAN 288 (RfNeb) [7], RCW 46 (HII) [12]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCW 46 | 282.4-1.3 | 28.36 | 2000AJ....119.2828M | I | 6500 |
| [CH87] 282.632-0.853 | 282.632-0.853 | 25. x10. | 1987A&A...171..261C | V | 0, 4400 |
| [GCB88] 3 | 281.4-1.1 | 101 | 1988ApJ...331..181G | P | 3200 |
| [GCB88] 6 | 282.9-0.7 | 31 | 1988ApJ...331..181G | P | 3200 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (6 components)
| Main object | O RCW 46 [1975PhDT.......119G] |
| 282.24 -01.10 | R [1987A&A...171..261C], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1972AuJPA..25....1D], R (H 126A) [1968AuJPh..21..149M], M CO [1982PASAu...4..434W], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W], M H2CO [1987A&A...171..261C], M OH-A [1974AuJPh..27..597C], M OH-A [1967AuJPh..20..407M], M H2CO [1984MNRAS.210...23G] |
| 282.312-01.305 | IR 10060-5713 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 282.35 -01.39 | O BBW 288 [1986A&AS...65..537B], M CO [1978A&A....68....1G] |
| 281.40 -01.10 | M CO cloud [1988ApJ...331..181G] |
| 282.90 -00.70 | M CO cloud [1988ApJ...331..181G] |
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?
