New star clusters projected close to the Galactic Centre

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We carried out a systematic search for new star clusters in a field of 5$^{\circ} \times5^{\circ}$ centred close to the Galactic Nucleus using the infrared JHK$_s$ 2MASS Survey archive. In addition we searched for embedded clusters in the directions of HII regions and dark clouds for $|\ell|\le4^{\circ}$. As a result we present a list of 58 IR star clusters or candidates. We provide positions, sizes and reddening estimated from 100 $μ$m dust emission. Their angular distribution together with previously catalogued objects in the region and possible relation with star forming complexes are also discussed.
manuscript in LATEX with 4 pages, 4 figures .ps Accepted for Astronomy and Astrophysics main journal

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/1245

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https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0006409
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