A study of the neglected Galactic H II region NGC 2579 and its companion ESO 370-9 M. V. F. Copetti, V. A. Oliveira, R. Riffel, H. O. Castañeda and D. Sanmartim A&A, 472 3 (2007) 847-854 Published online: 16 July 2007 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077890