- 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 2447
Catalog name: 301.05+0.89
Prominent object names: RCW 66, RCW 67, Gum 44, [GSL2002] 30 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (1): IRAS 12331-6134 = [GSL2002] 30 (HII) [17]
Other component designations: Bran 391 = RCW 66 (HII) [7], GUM 44 (HII) [2], RAFGL 4154, RCW 66 (HII) [7], RCW 67 (HII) [1]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCW 66 | 301.1+0.9 | 2.91 | 2003A&A...400..533D | I | 5000 |
| RCW 67 | 301.2+0.8 | 5.12 | 1996A&AS..115..285C | I | 4400 |
| [CH87] 301.814+1.077 | 301.814+1.077 | 14. x 8. | 1987A&A...171..261C | V | 5300 |
| [CH87] 301.109+0.969 | 301.109+0.969 | 1. x 1. | 1987A&A...171..261C | V | 5200 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (6 components)
| Main object | O RCW 66,Gum 4 4 [1960MNRAS.121..103R], O BBW 391A [1986A&AS...65..537B], M CO [1978A&A....68....1G] |
| 301.06 +00.97 | IR RAFGL 4154 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 301.10 +01.07 | O BBW 391B [1986A&AS...65..537B], O [1998A&AS..130..119R], M CO [1978A&A....68....1G] |
| 301.109+00.969 | R [1987A&A...171..261C], R [1970AuJPA..14..133S], R [1969ApJ...157..103T], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1970A&A.....6..364W], R [1975AuJPh..28..633C], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W], M H2CO [1987A&A...171..261C], M NH3 [2000A&A...355.1115V] |
| 301.116+00.966 | IR 12331-6134 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 301.11 +00.79 | O RCW 67 [1960MNRAS.121..103R] |
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?
