- 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 2492
Catalog name: 307.57-0.62
Prominent object names: [CH87] 307.57-0.62, RAFGL 4172, [WBH98] 13291-6249 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (2): IRAS 13291-6249 = [WBH98] 13291-6249 (HII) [17], IRAS 13291-6229 = [HLB98] SEST 63 (Maser) [10]
Masers: 1 hydroxyl
Other component designations: RAFGL 4172
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CH87] 307.569-0.616 | 307.569-0.616 | 1. x 1. | 1987A&A...171..261C | V | 3200, 9000 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (7 components)
| Main object | R [1987A&A...171..261C], R [1969AuJPA..11...11D], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1972AuJPh..25..443C], M H2CO [1987A&A...171..261C] |
| 307.560-00.586 | IR 13291-6249 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 307.560-00.587 | R <C> [1998MNRAS.301..640W] |
| 307.62 -00.32 | R [1987A&A...171..261C], R [1972AuJPh..25..443C], R [1969AuJPA..11...11D], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1969AuJPA..12....3M], O [1998A&AS..130..119R] |
| 307.616-00.257 | IR 13291-6229 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 307.63 -00.30 | IR RAFGL 4172 [1983AFGL..161....0P], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W] |
| 307.661-00.452 | M OH-E [1988MNRAS.231..205C] |
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?
