Astrometry of Galactic Star-Forming Region G48.61+0.02 with VERA

Details Astrometry of Galactic Star-Forming Region G48.61+0.02 with VERA Astrometry of Galactic Star-Forming Region G48.61+0.02 with VERA

2011-04-03

arxiv.org/abs/1104.0363v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for PASJ (Vol. 63 No. 4)

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We performed the astrometry of H2O masers in the Galactic star-forming region G48.61+0.02 with the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA). We derived a trigonometric parallax of 199+/-7 micro as, which corresponds to a distance of 5.03+/-0.19 kpc. The distance to G48.61+0.02 is about a half of its far kinematic distance, which was often assumed previously. This distance places G48.61+0.02 in the Sagittarius-Carina arm and near the active star forming region and the supernova remnant W51. We also obtained the three dimensional motion of G48.61+0.02, and found that it has a large peculiar motion of 40+/-5 km/s. This peculiar motion would be originated with the multiple supernovae explosions in W51, or the streaming motion across the Sagittarius-Carina arm.

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