- 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 2597
Catalog name: 320.15+0.78
Prominent object names: RCW 87, [WMG70] 320.2+00.8 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (2): IRAS 15015-5720 = [WMG70] 320.2+00.8 (HII) [37], IRAS 15015-5715 (IR) [5]
Other component designations: RAFGL 4209, RCW 87 = [WMG70] 320.2+00.8 (HII) [37]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCW 87 | 320.2+0.8 | 1.73 | 1987A&A...174..257G | I | 3000 |
| [CH87] 320.706+0.197 | 320.706+0.197 | 9. x 9. | 1987A&A...171..261C | V | 500, 15000 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (5 components)
| Main object | O RCW 87 [1998A&AS..130..119R] |
| 320.15 +00.78 | R [1987A&A...171..261C], R [1970AuJPA..14..133S], R [1969AuJPA..11...11D], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1970A&A.....6..364W], R [1975A&A....43..153B], R [1975AuJPh..28..633C], R [1969AuJPA..12....3M], R [1974MmSAI..45..343B], M CO [1977A&A....60..221G], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W], M H2CO [1984MNRAS.210...23G], M NH3 [2000A&A...355.1115V] |
| 320.17 +00.81 | IR RAFGL 4209 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 320.156+00.794 | IR 15015-5720 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 320.204+00.865 | IR 15015-5715 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
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?
