Star formation in the vicinity of the SNR W44

M. ORTEGA; S. CICHOWOLSKI; G. CASTELLETTI; G. DUBNER

Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina

Congreso; 50 Reunión anual de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía; 2007

Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio

We have analyzed the vicinity of the supernova remnant (SNR) W44 looking for signatures of star formation processes.  A molecular cloud, an HII region, and three young stellar object candidates, overlap the SE edge of the remnant. We confirm that W44, the molecular cloud and the HII region are located at the same distance of ~ 2.9 kpc. We conclude that the star formation is likely to be in a primitive stage associated with the HII rather than with the SNR.