Distribution of early type stars and dusty matter in the direction of the star cluster NGC 2175
The distribution of 120 O-B9-A2 stars and of the interstellar dust inthe direction of the star clusters NGC 2175 and NGC 2175s (the complexS252) is studied in terms of V, (B-V), and (U-B) data. Ten star groups(associations) are found at distances of 410, 720, 1000, 1500, 2200,3100, 4000, 5200, 7000, and 8100 pc. Three of these, at distances of410, 720, and 1000 pc, are type B associations. The remaining seven areOB associations. They are designated as Gem B 0.41, Gem B 0.72, Gem B1.0, Gem OB 1.5, Gem OB 2.2, Gem OB 3.1, Gem OB 4.0, Gem OB 5.2, Gem OB7.0, and Gem OB 8.1. The V absorption (AV) for stars No.2, 18, 20, 23,24, 26, 40, 41, 47, 69, 87, 88, 90, 95, 100 and 109 is estimated to be2m.78,4m.72, 2m.69, 3m.33, 2m.61, 2m.86, 4m.67, 6m.21, 3m.14, 3m.92,2m.69, 3m.04, 5m.95, 5m.95, 3m.20 and 5m.66, respectively. For most ofthese stars the absorption lies between 0m.5 and 2m.5. This largeabsorption may be caused by circumstellar absorption. The dust in theassociations Gem B 0.41 and Gem B 0.72 is distributed nonuniformly.There is no dust in the space between the associations. Essentiallythere is no dust inside those groups (associations) which lie atdistances greater than 1 kpc.
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