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Chandra observations have revealed a feature,within 16" of Cygnus X-3 whichvaried in phase with Cygnus X-3. This feature was shown to be a Bok globulewhich is along the line of sight to Cygnus X-3. We report on observations madewith Submillimeter Array (SMA) to search for molecular emission from thisglobule, also known as Cygnus X-3's "Little Friend" (LF). We have found acounterpart in both 12CO (2-1) and 13}CO (2-1) emission. From the velocityshift of the molecular lines, we are able to find two probable distances basedon the Bayesian model of Milky Way kinematics of Reid et al. 2016. For the LFvelocity of -47.5 km/s, we get a distance of 6.1 +/- 0.6 kpc (62% probability)and 7.8 +/- 0.6 ~kpc (38% probability). This yields a distance to Cyg X-3 of7.4 +/- 1.1 kpc and 10.2 +/-1.2 ~kpc, respectively. Based on the probabilitiesentailed, we take 7.4 +/- 1.1 kpc as the preferred distance to Cyg X-3. We alsoreport the discovery of bipolar molecular outflow, suggesting that there isactive star formation occurring within the Little Friend.

Cygnus X-3: Its Little Friend's Counterpart, the Distance to Cygnus X-3, and Outflows/Jets