CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.
Molecular Clouds are a huge complex of interstellar gas and
dust, composed mostly of molecular hydrogen but also containing
many other types of interstellar molecules. They are the coolest
(10 to 20 K) and densest (106 to 1010 particles/cm3) portions of
the interstellar medium. Stretching typically over 150 light-years
and containing several hundred thousand solar masses of material,
they are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the Galaxy
and, in fact, the largest known objects in the universe made of
molecular material. Molecular clouds are the only places where star
formation (and planet formation) is known to occur. The nearest
star-forming clouds are found in the constellations Ophiuchus,
Taurus, and Perseus. Neat, huh?
To solve this gassy problem, figure out the following.
For the north coordinate:
The molecular cloud in the constellation Ophiuchus is located
407.975 light years from the earth. Convert light years to parsecs
and then add 194 to your answer.
Number of parsecs + 194 = N 40 30.???
For the west coordinate:
The molecular cloud in the constellation Perseus is located 979.140
light years from the earth. Convert light years to parsecs and then
add 608 to your answer.
Number of parsecs + 608 = N 111 50.???