We use Spitzer Space Telescope observations from the Spitzer Survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (S^3^MC) to study the young stellar content of N66, the largest and brightest HII region in the SMC. In addition to large numbers of normal stars, we detect a significant population of bright, red infrared sources that we identify as likely to be young stellar objects (YSOs). We use spectral energy distribution (SED) fits to classify objects as ordinary (main-sequence or red giant) stars, asymptotic giant branch stars, background galaxies, and YSOs.
Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/669/327/table1 (Young Stellar Objects in N66)