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A Survey of the M17SW Giant Molecular Cloud for H-alpha Emission Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Masao Shinohara  and
Katsuo Ogura
Masao Shinohara
Affiliation:
Komazawa University, Komazawa, Setegaya-ku, Tokyo 154, Japan
Katsuo Ogura
Affiliation:
Kokugakuin University, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan

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The M17SW giant molecular cloud extends over 4° (∼ 160 pc) at the south-west of the giant H II region M17. The distance and the mass of the cloud are estimated to be approximately 2.2 kpc and 3x105 M⊙, respectively.

Type
I. Star Forming Processes in the Solar Neighborhood
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 115: Star Forming Regions , 1987 , pp. 62 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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