Chené, André-NicolasBenjamin, Robert A.Ramírez-Alegría, SebastianBorissova, JuraKurtev, RadostinMoni Bidin, ChristianMauro, FrancescoLucas, PhilGuo, ZhenSmith, Leigh C.Gonzalez-Fernandez, CarlosIvanov, Valentin D.Minniti, DanteAnderson, Loren. D.Armentrout, William. P.Gonzalez, DaniloHerrero, ArtemioPeña Ramírez, Karla2022-11-302022-11-302021André-Nicolas Chené et al 2021 ApJ 911 91http://repositoriobibliotecas.uv.cl/handle/uvscl/7290We have investigated the stellar and interstellar content of the distant star formation region IRAS 17591-2228 (WISE H ii region GAL 007.47+0.06). It is associated with a water maser, whose parallax distance is $d={20.4}_{-2.2}^{+2.8}$ kpc, supported by independent measurements of proper motion and radial velocity. It is projected in the same direction as an extremely red (J−KS ∼ 6 mag) group of stars, and a shell of mid-infrared emission. We qualify the group of stars as a cluster candidate, VVV CL177. Its radius spans between 0farcm45 and 1' and contains at least two young stellar objects with an extreme extinction near ${A}_{{\rm{V}}}\sim 40$ mag. Yet more analysis will be required to determine if it is a real single cluster associated with the water maser. The 13CO emissions at the radial velocity of the maser corresponds to the mid-infrared emission.© 2021. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.STAR CLUSTERSOPEN STAR CLUSTERSYOUNG MASSIVE CLUSTERSYOUNG STELLAR OBJECTSArticulohttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abec6f