Star formation in the S233 region
  The main objective of this paper is to study the possibility of triggered
star formation on the border of the HII region S233, which is formed by a
B-star. Using high-resolution spectra we determine the spectral class of the
ionizing star as B0.5 V and the radial velocity of the star to be -17.5(1.4)
km/s. This value is consistent with the velocity of gas in a wide field across
the S233 region, suggesting that the ionizing star was formed from a parent
cloud belonging to the S233 region. By studying spatial-kinematic structure of
the molecular cloud in the S233 region, we detected an isolated clump of gas
producing CO emission red-shifted relative to the parent cloud. In the UKIDSS
and WISE images, the clump of gas coincides with the infrared source containing
a compact object and bright-rimmed structure. The bright-rimmed structure is
perpendicular to the direction of the ionizing star. The compact source
coincides in position with IRAS source 05351+3549. All these features indicate
a possibility of triggering formation of a next-generation star in the S233
region. Within the framework of a theoretical one-dimensional model we conclude
that the "collect-and-collapse" process is not likely to take place in the S233
region. The presence of the bright-rimmed structure and the compact infrared
source suggest that the "collapse of the pre-existing clump" process is taking
place.
