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RCW 38

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Right ascension: 08h 59m 05.50s
Declination: −47° 30′ 39.4″
Galactic l, b: 267.94, -1.058

Also known as

13 identifiers

GRS G267.94 -01.03GRS G267.94 -01.06GRS G268.00 -01.10[GS70] 268.0-01.0Kes 5MHR 5MSH 08-4-07RCW 38[SG70] 268.0-1.1GAL 268.0-01.1[HBB99] 268.034-0.984[KC97c] G268.0-01.0[WMG70] 268.0-01.1

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
[FP74] RCW 38 IRS 2	YSO	2.204″	—
2MASS J08590554-4730362	YSO	3.318″	—
IRAS 08573-4718	Infrared	11.02″	—
2MASS J08590466-4730279	YSO	14.22″	—
Caswell H2O 267.94-01.06	Maser	20.7″	—
CXO J085906.6-473021	YSO	20.89″	—
GAL 267.95-01.07	HIIReg	35.13″	—
WRAY 19-15	YSO	38.65″	—
2MASS J08590216-4730167	YSO	40.74″	—
CTB 31	SNRemnant	47.12″	—
2MASS J08590206-4732094	YSO	96.51″	—

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/rcw-38 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.