- 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 339
Catalog name: 22.76-0.25
Prominent object names: RAFGL 2188, SNR G023.3-00.3, [ADP79] 22.76-0.25, W 41 [glossary]
Westerhout radio sources: W 41 = SNR G023.3-00.3 (SNR) [65]
IRAS infrared sources (2): IRAS 18310-0914 (IR) [2], IRAS 18308-0911 (IR) [7]
Masers: 1 hydroxyl
Other component designations: RAFGL 2188
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYCSW 442B | 22.76-0.23 | 6.0x6.0 | 1987ApJS...63..821S | V | 5200, 10400 |
| SRBY 94 | 22.75-0.25 | 9.63 | 1987ApJ...319..730S | P | 9200 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (8 components)
| Main object | R [1970AuJPA..14..133S], R W 41 [1984A&AS...58..197R], R [1970A&AS....1..319A], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1970A&A.....4..357R], R [1984PASJ...36..287S], R [1990A&AS...85..805F], R [1979A&AS...35...23A], R [2000AJ....119.2801L] |
| 22.78 -00.27 | IR [1974A&A....33..471O] |
| 23.76 -00.23 | M CO cloud,B [1987ApJS...63..821S], M CO [1987ApJ...319..730S], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W], M H2CO [1972A&A....19..354W], M OH-A [1979A&AS...37....1T] |
| 22.736-00.303 | IR 18310-0914 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M OH-A [1970ApL.....6...99T] |
| 22.763-00.250 | IR 18308-0911 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 22.82 -00.29 | R [1979A&AS...35...23A] |
| 22.82 -00.27 | IR*RAFGL 2188 (M6.5) [1983AFGL..161....0P], IR*RAFGL 2188 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 22.770-00.258 | IR AFGL 2188B [1977ApJ...217..108A], M OH-E [1977ApJ...217..108A] |
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?
