- 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 261
Catalog name: 17.14-0.12
Prominent object names: RAFGL 5479, IRAS 18195-1407, [ADP79] 17.14-0.12 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (1): IRAS 18195-1407 (IR) [5]
Other component designations: RAFGL 5479
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYCSW 176 | 17.18-0.21 | 42.0x24.0 | 1987ApJS...63..821S | V | 5100 |
| SYCSW 176A | 17.21-0.22 | 12.0x12.0 | 1987ApJS...63..821S | V | 5100 |
| SRBY 52 | 16.7-0.45 | 10.51 | 1987ApJ...319..730S | P | 4300 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (5 components)
| Main object | R [1970A&AS....1..319A], R [1984A&AS...58..197R], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1979A&AS...35...23A], R [1990A&AS...85..805F] |
| 17.08 -00.11 | IR RAFGL 5479 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 17.18 -00.21 | M CO cloud [1987ApJS...63..821S], M CO A [1987ApJS...63..821S], M CO [1987ApJ...319..730S], M OH-A [1979A&AS...37....1T] |
| 17.114-00.113 | IR 18195-1407 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 17.114-00.112 | R [1994ApJS...91..347B] |
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?
