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2583189 
Journal Article 
STAR-FORMING REGION BBW 36 IN PUPPIS 
Gyulbudahgian, AL; May, J 
2008 
Yes 
Astrophysics
ISSN: 0571-7256
EISSN: 1573-8191 
51 
3 
394-402 
WOS:000260260900011 
Recent studies of the star formation region BBW 36 and associated molecular clouds are presented. The (CO)-C-12 (1-0) observations, carried out with the 15-m SEST (Swedish-ESO) telescope (Cerro La Silla, Chile), revealed the existence of cloud a, connected with BBW 36 and of cloud b, having elongation in SE-NW direction. A red-shifted molecular outflow with velocity similar to+5 km/s (with respect to cloud a), having a direction parallel to the line of sight, was also observed. VLA observations showed the presence of a source VLA 2 at 3.6 cm with an elongation in the N-S direction. It is suggested that the VLA 2 source coincides with a dust disc (surrounding the object BBW 36). The star 3, which is one of the YSOs in the star-forming region BBW 36 and is connected with a bright comma-like nebula, can be the source of the molecular outflow. The star 3 has very high IR colors and is associated with an IRAS point source IRAS 07280-1829, which has IR colors, typical for an IRAS point source, connected with a water maser. On the 2MASS K image of BBW 36 we can see the existence of a bright nebula; a group of stars is embedded in that nebula, and among these stars there are stars with dust discs (or envelopes). On the 2MASS K image several spiral jets are also present, some of them with a condensation at the end. 
star-forming region; molecular clouds; molecular outflow; spiral jets