Parallaxes and proper motions of interstellar masers toward the Cygnus X star-forming complex

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K. L. J. Rygl · National Institute for Astrophysics

A. Brunthaler · National Radio Astronomy Observatory

A. Sanna · Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

K. M. Menten · Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

M. J. Reid · Harvard University

Huib Jan van Langevelde · Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC

Mareki Honma

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Context. Whether the Cygnus X complex consists of one physically connected region of star formation or of multiple independent regions projected close together on the sky has been debated for decades. The main reason for this puzzling scenario is the lack of trustworthy distance measurements.

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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 539, pp. A79-A79

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118211

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Parallaxes and proper motions of interstellar masers toward the Cygnus X star-forming complex

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