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2MASS wide field extinction maps. I. The Pipe nebula
Context: . Aims: . We present a 8°×6°, highresolution extinction map of the Pipe nebula using 4.5 million starsfrom the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) point source catalog. Methods: . The use of Nicer (Lombardi & Alves 2001, A&A, 377,1023), a robust and optimal technique to map the dust column density,allows us to detect a AV = 0.5 mag extinction at a 3-σlevel with a 1 arcmin resolution. Results: . (i ) We find forthe Pipe nebula a normal reddening law, E(J - H) = (1.85 ± 0.15)E(H - K). (ii ) We measure the cloud distance using Hipparchos and Tychoparallaxes, and obtain 130+24-58 pc. This,together with the total estimated mass, 10^4 {M}_ȯ, makes the Pipethe closest massive cloud complex to Earth. (iii ) We compare the Nicerextinction map to the NANTEN {}12CO observations and derivewith unprecedented accuracy the relationship between the near-infraredextinction and the 12CO column density and hence (indirectly)the 12CO X-factor, that we estimate to be 2.91 ×1020 cm-2 K-1 km-1 s in therange AV in [0.9, 5.4] mag. (iv ) We identify approximately1500 OH/IR stars located within the Galactic bulge in the direction ofthe Pipe field. This represents a significant increase of the knownnumbers of such stars in the Galaxy. Conclusions: . Our analysisconfirms the power and simplicity of the color excess technique to studymolecular clouds. The comparison with the NANTEN {}12CO datacorroborates the insensitivity of CO observations to low columndensities (up to approximately 2 mag in A_V), and shows also anirreducible uncertainty in the dust-CO correlation of about 1 mag ofvisual extinction.
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| G. P. Kuiper's spectral classifications of proper-motion stars
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| Constellation: | Ophiucus |
| Right ascension: | 17h29m06.56s |
| Declination: | -23°50'10.0" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 9.673 |
| Distance: | 18.172 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -289.9 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -74.7 |
| B-T magnitude: | 11.289 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.807 |
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