- 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 680
Catalog name: 37.88-0.37
Prominent object names: [L89b] 37.88-0.37, W 47 [glossary]
Westerhout radio sources: W 47 = CTB 64 (Radio) [19]
IRAS infrared sources (1): IRAS 18593+0408 = GPSR5 37.873-0.399 (HII) [23]
Masers: 1 water
Other component designations: RAFGL 2303
Distance estimates for objects in this region
| Object | Position | Size (arcmin) | Source | Note | Distance(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYCSW 954 | 36.75-0.37 | 3.0x6.0 | 1987ApJS...63..821S | V | 3900, 9700 |
For more information on distance estimates see Avedisova distances.
Detailed component listing with references (7 components)
| Main object | R [1970AuJPA..14..133S], R W 47 [1970A&A.....4..357R], R [1979A&AS...35...23A], R [1980A&AS...40..379D], R [1990A&AS...85..805F], R [1978A&A....70..719C], R [1984A&AS...58..197R], R [1987PASJ...39..709H], R [2000AJ....119.2801L], R [1983A&A...127..211W], R [1979ApJS...39..157S], R [1989ApJS...71..469L], M HI-A [1994ApJ...436..117K], M H2CO [1980A&AS...40..379D] |
| 37.83 -00.38 | M CO cloud [1987ApJS...63..821S] |
| 37.84 -00.37 | IR RAFGL 2303 [1983AFGL..161....0P], M HI [1990ApJ...352..192K], M H2CO [1970ApJ...160..485Z], M H2CO [1972A&A....19..354W], M H2CO [1974A&A....37..389W], M OH-A [1979A&AS...37....1T] |
| 37.872-00.397 | IR 18593+0408 [1988IRASP.C......0J], M CS [1996A&AS..115...81B] |
| 37.871-00.399 | M H2O-E [1994A&A...291..261C], M H2O-E [1994A&AS..103..541B] |
| 37.874-00.399 | R [1990ApJS...74..181Z], R [1994ApJS...91..347B], R [1999ApJ...514..232K] |
| 37.873-00.399 | R <C> [1994ApJS...91..659K], R [1996ApJS..106..423A], R [1994ApJS...91..659K] |
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?
