- 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 437
Catalog name: 26.35+1.83
Prominent object names: Sh 2-61, LBN 84 [glossary]
IRAS infrared sources (4): IRAS 18317-0513 (IR) [17], IRAS 18309-0504 (IR) [1], IRAS 18308-0503 (IR) [14], IRAS 18306-0500 = LBN 84 (HII) [99]
Masers: 2 water
Other component designations: RAFGL 5502, RAFGL 5508, Sh 2-61 = LBN 84 (HII) [99]
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sh 2-61 | 26.44+1.74 | 1.34 | 2003A&A...397..133R | I | 2300 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (12 components)
| Main object | O S 61 [1970A&A.....6..349G], O [1990AJ.....99..622F], M CO peak [1995ARep...39..147K] |
| 26.43 +01.75 | M CO cloud [1990AJ....100.1915H], M CO max [1982ApJS...49..183B] |
| 26.443+01.743 | R [1975A&A....42....9K], R [1994ApJS...91..111W], R [1990A&AS...83..539R], R [1990A&AS...85..805F] |
| 26.40 +01.39 | IR RAFGL 5508 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 26.380+01.405 | IR 18317-0513 [1988IRASP.C......0J], R [1991AJ....101.1435M], M H2O-E [1996A&A...311..971C], M CO [1991AJ....101.1435M], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B], M NH3 [1996A&A...308..573M] |
| 26.382+01.408 | IR IRS [1987AJ.....94..416P] |
| 26.416+01.643 | IR 18309-0504 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 26.420+01.685 | IR 18308-0503 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M H2O-E [1995MNRAS.276...57C], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 26.447+01.742 | O *AS 310(HAEB E,B0e) [1994A&AS..104..315T] |
| 26.44 +01.70 | IR*RAFGL 5502 (AS 301) [1983AFGL..161....0P], IR*RAFGL 5502 [1983AFGL..161....0P] |
| 26.448+01.743 | IR 18306-0500 [1988IRASP.C......0J] |
| 26.449+01.743 | R (PN?) [1992ApJS...80..211H], 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?
