Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-07-16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics on July 5, 2001
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20010978
A sample of 42 new infrared star clusters, stellar groups and candidates was found throughout the Galaxy in the 2MASS J, H and especially K$_S$ Atlases. In the Cygnus X region 19 new clusters, stellar groups and candidates were found as compared to 6 such objects in the previous literature. Colour-Magnitude Diagrams using the 2MASS Point Source Catalogue provided preliminary distance estimates in the range 1.0 $<$ d$_{\odot}$ $<$ 1.8 kpc for 7 Cygnus X clusters. Towards the central parts of the Galaxy 7 new IR clusters and candidates were found as compared to 61 previous objects. A search for prominent dark nebulae in K$_S$ was also carried out in the central bulge area. We report 5 dark nebulae, 2 of them are candidates for molecular clouds able to generate massive star clusters near the Nucleus, such as the Arches and Quintuplet clusters.
Bica Eduardo
Dutra Carlos M.
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