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Table 7.

Properties of different HII regions and their massive stellar content.

HII region Field Molecular mass (a) Stellar mass SFE Most massive star Massive stars
(M) (M) % #
Total 1.4 × 106 (b) ∼4 × 104 3 57: ∼120 M
G49.58–00.38 I – (c) 3100 (d) LS1: ∼ 25 M LS1
G49.5–0.4 II 8.7 × 104 17600 (d) 17 57: ∼120 M 3, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 50, 57, 61, W51d
G49.2–0.3 III 3.8 × 104 8000 (e) 17 2: ∼68 M 2, 4, 5, 10, 14, 15
G48.9–0.3 IV 1.9 × 104 10000 (e) 35 1: ∼50 M 1, 8, 9, 11

Notes. (a)Kang et al. (2010), (b) Carpenter & Sanders (1998), (c)G49.58–00.38 is part of the G49.5–0.4 complex. (d)Okumura et al. (2000), (e)Nanda Kumar et al. (2004).

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