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RAFGL 2179

WolfRayet* SIMBAD WR* WC9 91 papers

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Right ascension: 18h 31m 42.21s
Declination: −09° 59′ 16.7″
Galactic l, b: 21.805, -0.2124
Magnitude V: 22
Parallax: 0.4957 mas
Proper motion: -2.589, -4.142 mas/yr

Also known as

10 identifiers

2MASS J18314220-0959166Gaia DR2 4155846540722266496Gaia DR3 4155846540722266496IRAS 18289-1001RAFGL 2179TIC 215789842WISE J183142.34-095920.2WISEA J183142.22-095916.9WR 118AKARI-IRC-V1 J1831422-095916

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
IRAS 18286-0959	post-AGB*	307.1″	—
BGPS G021.852-00.291	denseCore	330″	—
[ERG2015] 3579	smmRad	349.5″	—
IRAS 18288-1008	Mira	420.3″	—
PSR J1831-0952	Pulsar	450.4″	—
BGPS G021.734-00.323	denseCore	474.1″	—
BGPS G021.894-00.105	denseCore	501.1″	—
BGPS G021.846-00.069	denseCore	535.7″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/rafgl-2179 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.