Star Forming Regions in Cepheus

Abstract

The northern Milky Way in the constellation of Cepheus (100 deg < l < 120 deg; 0 deg < b < 20 deg) contains several star forming regions. The molecular clouds of the Cepheus Flare region at b > 10 deg, are sites of low and intermediate mass star formation located between 200 and 450 pc from the Sun. Three nearby OB associations, Cep OB2, Cep OB3, Cep OB4, located at 600-800 pc, are each involved in forming stars, like the well known high mass star forming region S140 at 900 pc. The reflection nebula NGC 7129 around 1 kpc harbors young, compact clusters of low and intermediate mass stars. The giant star forming complex NGC 7538 and the young open cluster NGC 7380, associated with the Perseus arm, are located at d > 2 kpc.

104 pages, 25 tables, 35 figures; A chapter in the "Handbook of Star Forming Regions, Vol 1: The Northern Sky," ed. Bo Reipurth; ASP Monograph Series. Full resolution version can be found at http://www.konkoly.hu/staff/kun/handbook_chapters/

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