Distances to molecular clouds in the Galactic longitude l=10-20 deg from the MWISP 12CO 1-0 survey

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mei, Juan, Chen, Zhiwei, Fang, Min, Zhang, Miaomiao, Zhang, Shiyu, Jiang, Zhibo
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866911601180803072
author Mei, Juan
Chen, Zhiwei
Fang, Min
Zhang, Miaomiao
Zhang, Shiyu
Jiang, Zhibo
author_facet Mei, Juan
Chen, Zhiwei
Fang, Min
Zhang, Miaomiao
Zhang, Shiyu
Jiang, Zhibo
contents We present distances to 56 molecular clouds within $10\degr \leq l \leq 20\degr$ and $|b| \leq 5.25\degr$ from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting (MWISP) $^{12}$CO survey, 47 of which are first-time determinations. The molecular clouds were identified using the DBSCAN algorithm, and their distances were measured with the model-calibrated color-distance method using $J-K{_s}$ colors and the distances provided by 2MASS and \textit{Gaia} EDR3. The distances range from $\sim$275 pc to $\sim$2118 pc. We also derived the physical properties of molecular clouds and found a moderate correlation between the dust extinction and the $^{12}$CO integrated intensity.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2604_15658
institution arXiv
publishDate 2026
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Distances to molecular clouds in the Galactic longitude l=10-20 deg from the MWISP 12CO 1-0 survey
Mei, Juan
Chen, Zhiwei
Fang, Min
Zhang, Miaomiao
Zhang, Shiyu
Jiang, Zhibo
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We present distances to 56 molecular clouds within $10\degr \leq l \leq 20\degr$ and $|b| \leq 5.25\degr$ from the Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting (MWISP) $^{12}$CO survey, 47 of which are first-time determinations. The molecular clouds were identified using the DBSCAN algorithm, and their distances were measured with the model-calibrated color-distance method using $J-K{_s}$ colors and the distances provided by 2MASS and \textit{Gaia} EDR3. The distances range from $\sim$275 pc to $\sim$2118 pc. We also derived the physical properties of molecular clouds and found a moderate correlation between the dust extinction and the $^{12}$CO integrated intensity.
title Distances to molecular clouds in the Galactic longitude l=10-20 deg from the MWISP 12CO 1-0 survey
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15658